# Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1, Stage 7 # by Ed Phinney et al, ISBN 0521343798 # Version 1.0 by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) fābula : story mīrābilis : marvelous, strange mīsit : sent discessit : departed, left pōculum hausit : drained his wine cup ex urbe : from the city nox : night lūcida : bright lūna : moon plēna : full lūcēbat : was shining silva : woods, forest centuriōnem : centurion cōnspexit : caught sight of dīxit : said tunicam : tunic dēposuit : took off ēvānuit : vanished lupus : wolf appāruit : appeared ululāvit : howled cautē : cautiously īnspexit : looked at, examined lapidea : made of stone rem intellēxit : understood the truth ille centuriō : that centurion versipellis : werewolf plausērunt : applauded tacēbant : were silent aliam : another hospitēs : guests hercle! : by Hercules! mortuus : dead prīmus : first gladitātōrem : gladiator prope amphitheātrum : near the ampitheater secundus : second terruit : frightened gladium : sword ingentem : huge vibrābat : was brandishing, was waving in arēnā : in the arena īnsānus : insane, crazy homō : man eum : him trāxit : dragged nōtissimus : very well-known vīvit : is alive umbra : ghost explicāvit : explained valē : good-by timidē : fearfully prōcēdēbant : were advancing, were proceding nullae stellae : no stars in caelō : in the sky dēsertae : deserted fēlēs : cat ruērunt : rushed dē vītā dēspērābant : were despairing for their life sollicitī : worried, anxious vēnātiō : hunt suum : his vir : man vēnātor : hunter magnificā : magnificent hanc : this vēnit : came pretiōsa : precious, expensive cervī : deer amābat : liked, loved pulcherrima : very beautiful opportūnē : just at the right time aper : boar latet : lies hidden ignāvī : cowards num tū timēs : surely *you* are not afraid? animal : animal ferōx : ferocious longum : long vēnābulum : hunting spear cēpit : took prōcessērunt : proceeded, advanced vīdērunt : saw clāmōrem fēcērunt : made a noise, shouted impetum fēcit : made an attack, charged fortiter : bravely vēnābulum ēmīset : threw his spear trānsfīxit : pierced terram : ground dēcidit : fell down ex ōre : from its mouth heri : yesterday pessimam : very bad coxit : cooked stilī : pens (used for writing on wax tablets) in locō propriō : in the right place crīnēs : hair optimē : very well compōnis : arrange stolam : (long) dress fortasse : perhaps dīligenter : carefully cūrās : take care of # end