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ER 15 Passage
this exercise contains chunks from the passage entitled "Vehicle Spotting" in the text.
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| Dum raeda . . . manebat. | While the carriage . . . was remaining (remained). |
| in fossā | in the ditch |
| Marcus et Sextus vehicula expectābant. | Marcus and Sextus were looking out for vehicles. |
| Longum erat silentium. | There was a long silence. |
| Diū | for a long time |
| nūllum vehiculum appāret | no vehicle appears |
| tandem | at last |
| Marcus . . . audit | Marcus hears |
| murmur rotārum | the rumbling of wheels |
| procul | in the distance |
| nūbem pulveris | a cloud of dust |
| cōnspicit | (he) catches sight of |
| Quid est, Marce? | What is it, Marcus? |
| Estne plaustrum? | Is it a wagon? |
| Minimē, fatue! | No, fathead! |
| plaustra . . . ferunt | wagons carry |
| onera magna | big loads |
| tarda igitur sunt | therefore they are slow |
| sed | but |
| illud vehiculum | that vehicle |
| celeriter | quickly |
| appropinquat | (he/she/it) is approaching, approaches |
| ita verō | yes |
| Praetereā | Besides |
| equī . . . trahunt | horses are pulling |
| bovēs . . . trahunt | oxen pull |
| plaustra | wagons |
| fortasse | perhaps |
| est raeda | it is a carriage |
| nōn est raeda | it is not a raeda |
| inquit Marcus | says Marcus |
| nam | for |
| quattuor rotas | four wheels |
| habet raeda | a carriage has |
| duas tantum rotas | only two wheels |
| est cisium | it is a light, two-wheeled carriage |
| Ecce, Marce! | Look, Marcus |
| Quam celeriter . . . ! | How swiftly |
| est vir praeclarus | it is a distinguished man |
| quī | who |
| ab urbe | from the city |
| Neapolim | to Naples |
| iter facit | (he/she/it) is travelling |
| Minime, Sexte | No, Sextus |
| respondet Marcus | responds Marcus |
| nōn est vir praeclārus | it is not a distinguished man |
| tunicam | a tunic |
| togam | toga |
| nōn | not |
| gerit | (he/she) is wearing |
| est alius tabellarius | it is another courier |
| raeterit cisium | the light, two-wheeled carriage passes |
| tum | then |
| tantum | only |
| vident | they see |
| audiunt | they hear |
| tandem silentium | finally, silence |
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