deserter

deserter

Modestus Perfuga,
II
06

having
having spoken
spoken

these
these words
words

Modestus, haec
locutus, subito
sonitum audivit.
sound
sound

someone
someone

aliquis portam
cellae Vercobrigis
aperire et exire
open
open temptabat!
was
was trying
trying

go
go out
out

ndus,
ndus, nda,
nda, ndum
ndum ++ est
est ==
must
must be
be ___ed
___ed
someone
mihi carcere someone
fugiendum est, aliquis
e cella clamavit.
it
fled
II must
must
flee.
it (um)
(um)
be
fled by
by me
me
must be
flee.

cum
cum clause
clause ++ pluper.
pluper. =after
=after

Modestus, cum haec

these
audivisset, ad these
things
things
portam cellae
cucurrit et clausit.
curro,
claudo,
curro, currere,
currere,
claudere,
cucurri,
clausi,
shut
run
claudo,
claudere,cucurri,
clausi, run
shut

Vercobrix,

tibi in
cell manendum
est! clamavit
Modestus.

ndus,
you
nda,
remain.
++ est
ndus,
you must
must
nda, ndum
ndum
remain.
est ==
must
must be
be ___ed
___ed

effugio,
effugio, effugere,
effugere, effgi,
effgi, escape
escape

euge! non effugit

Vercobrix! eum
captivum habeo!
hurrah!
euge! hurrah!
double
double accusative
accusative him
him as
as
aa prisoner
prisoner

now
now

nunc mihi centurio

nocere non potest,
able
able
harm
+
dative
(mihi)
harm + dative (mihi)

because
because

quod captivum summae

dignitatis in carcere
retinui. importance
importance
retineo,
retineo, retinre,
retinre, retinui,
retinui, II have
have
kept
kept

Modestus autem
anxius manebat;
worried
worried

remain
remain

not
not knowing
knowing

nesciebat enim quid

Strythioni had
had
accidisset. happened
happened
indirect
indirect question
question with
with quid
quid

dagger
dagger

on
on the
the ground
ground

subito pugionem humi

relictum conspexit.
left
left

conspicio,
conspicio, conspicere,
conspicere, conspexi,
conspexi,
he
he caught
caught sight
sight of
of

Hey
Hey

dagger
dagger

heus, quid est?

hunc pugionem
agnosco! est pugio
Strythionis!
recognize
recognize

do,
do, dare,
dare, dedi,
dedi, II gave
gave

Strythioni dedi ubi

diem natalem
celebrabat. eheu!
cruentus est pugio.

blood-stained
blood-stained

understand
understand

o mi Strythio! nunc
rem intellego.
mortuus es!
dead
dead

having
having escaped
escaped

captivi, cellis
elapsi, te
necaverunt. eheu!
neco,
neco, necare,
necare, necavi,
necavi, killed
killed

imperfect
imperfect cum
cum clause
clause -while
-while

cum ego tuam

cenam in culina
consumerem, illi te
oppugnabant! they
they
attack
attack

no
no one
one

o Strythio! nemo
infelicior est quam
more unlucky
unlucky
ego. more
with
with aa comparative
comparative (ior--more)
(ior--more)
quam
quam means
means than
than

for
for

love
love

nam te amabam
sicut pater filium
(amat). like,
like, as
as

tu tamen non inultus

unavenged
unavenged
periisti.
pereo,
pereo, perire,
perire, perii,
perii, die,
die, perish
perish
i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=you
i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=you
have
have died
died

Vercobrix, qui in
hac cell etiam
nunc manet, even
even now
now
remain
remain

poenas dare debet.

to
to suffer
suffer
punishment
punishment

ought
ought

Hey
Hey

heus! Vercobrix,
me audi!
imperative
imperative
&
& vocative
vocative

because
because

tibi moriendum est,

quod Strythio meus
mortuus est.
ndus,
ndus, nda,
nda, ndum
ndum ++ est
est ==
must
must ___
___
you
you must
must die.
die.

having
having spoken
spoken
these
these words
words

in
in aa rage
rage

haec locutus, in
cellam furens
irrupit. inin ++ acc.
acc. == into
into
in
in ++ abl.
abl. == in
in
irrumpo,
irrumpo, irrumpere,
irrumpere, irrupi,
irrupi, burst
burst in
in

inside
inside

captivum, qui intus

latebat, verberare
coepit.
began
began

beat
beat

captivus:
Modeste! mi
Modeste! desine me
verberare!
imperative:
imperative: stop
stop

recognize
recognize

nonne me agnoscis?
Srythio sum, quem
tu amas sicut pater
filium.
as,
as, like
like

Modestus:

surely
surely not
not

Strythio? Strythio!
num vivus es? cur
vivus es?
alive
alive

wicked
wicked one!
one!

sceleste!
furcifer! ubi sunt
captivi quos
custiediebas?

Strythio:fugerunt,
Modeste. me
deceperunt.
ii == i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=perfect
i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=perfect

coegerunt me portas
omnium cellarum
aperire.
cogo,
cogo, cogere,
cogere, coegi,
coegi, force
force

ii == i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=perfect
i,isti,it,imus,istis,erunt=perfect

Modestus:
eheu! quid facere
debemus?
should
should

Strythio: nobis

statim carcere
fugiendum est:
ndus,
ndus, nda,
nda, ndum
ndum ++ est
est ==
must
must be
be ___
___
we
we must
must flee.
flee.

centurionem
appropinquantem
audio.
present
present participle
participle (nt),
(nt),
_____
_____ ing
ing

how
how ++ adjective,
adjective, unlucky
unlucky

Modestus:
o Strythio! o,
quam infelix
sum!

Strythio: noli
desperare.
consilium habeo.
plan
plan
negative
negative imperative:
imperative:
(imperative
(imperative of
of nolo)
nolo)
=dont
=dont

noli
noli

tibi necesse est

mihi confidere.
trust
trust ++ dative
dative (mihi)
(mihi)

amici carcere
quam celerrime
fugerunt.
quam
quam ++ superlative
superlative adverb=
adverb=
as
as _____ly
_____ly as
as possible
possible
as
as quickly
quickly as
as possible
possible