| A | B |
| Intereā | meanwhile |
| Eucleides . . . iam domum redierat | Eucleides had already returned home |
| qui prīmā lūce exierat | who had gone out at dawn |
| Statim | immediately |
| cubiculum puerōrum petīvit | he looked for the boys' bedroom |
| et, "Eho, puerī!" inquit. | and "Hey, boys!" he said. |
| Cūr nōndum surrēxistis? | Why haven't you gotten up? |
| Abhinc duās hōrās | two hours ago |
| ego surrēxī | I got up |
| Quod novum librum emere volēbam | Because I was wishing to buy a new book |
| in Argiletum descendī | I went down into the Argiletum |
| ad tabernam quaedam | to a certain shop |
| ubi . . . vidēre potes | where you are able to see |
| in postibus | on the door posts |
| nōmina multōrum poētārum | the names of many poets |
| At | but |
| celeriter | swiftly |
| puerī . . . interpellāvērunt | the boys interrupted |
| quod Eucleides . . . semper docēre . . . volēbat | because Eucleides always wanted to teach |
| ut bene sciēbant | as they well knew |
| aliquid novī | something new (something of new) |
| Quid . . . vidistis? | What did you see? |
| in viīs | in the roads |