# Ecce Romani Student's Book 2 - Rome at Last - Chapter 19 # Longman Publishing, ISBN 0-582-36665-8 # Version 1.0 # by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) mānsērunt : (they) stayed post : (+acc.) after media nox : midnight vigilō, vigilāre : to stay awake in animō habēre : to intend licet nōbīs : we are allowed, we may paulīsper : for a short time Estō! : All right! mīsistī : you have sent voluimus : we wanted enim : for mīles quīdam : a certain soldier mīles, mīlitis, m. : soldier vir optime! : sir! optimus, -a, -um : best, very good in hanc caupōnam : into this inn numquam : never anteā : before dīcō, dīcere : to say dē : (+abl.) about audīvī : I have heard illam fābulam dē caupōne nārrātam : that famous story told about the innkeeper necō, necāre : to kill nārrō, nārrāre : to tell (a story) fuī : I was (perfect of sum) ille : he heri : yesterday postquam : after # end