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Capitulum XVI

Tempestās

  • The harbour, the ship, the open sea
  • The verbs that look passive and are not: cōnātur, loquitur
  • puppim, puppī: the noun that keeps its i throughout
  • nauta: a word in -a that names a man
  • ventō secundō: two words set apart that give the setting
  • East and west are verbs: the sun rises, the sun falls

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Words seen

  • nāvis ship, boat
  • puppis stern (the back of a ship)
  • nauta sailor, seaman
  • gubernātor helmsman, steersman
  • portus harbour, port
  • ōra coast, shore
  • altum the deep, the open sea
  • maritimus seaside, coastal
  • ventus wind
  • vēlum sail
  • flō to blow
  • nāvigō to sail, to voyage
  • gubernō to steer, to govern
  • cōnscendō to board, to climb
  • merx commodity, merchandise
  • tranquillus calm, still
  • cōnor to try, to attempt
  • vereor to fear, to be in awe of
  • loquor to speak, to talk
  • sequor to follow
  • ēgredior to go out, to leave
  • proficīscor to set out, to depart
  • opperior to wait for, to await
  • laetor to rejoice, to be glad
  • tempestās storm, tempest
  • flūctus wave, billow
  • turbidus stormy, troubled
  • turbō to stir up, to agitate
  • iactō to toss about, to throw
  • āter black, dark
  • fulgur flash of lightning
  • tonitrus thunder
  • orior to rise, to arise
  • occidō to fall, to set (of the sun)
  • oriēns the east
  • occidēns the west
  • septentriōnēs the north (the seven stars of the Great Bear)
  • serēnus clear, cloudless
  • cernō to discern, to make out
  • contrārius opposite, contrary
  • fīō to become, to be done, to happen
  • lābor to slip, to glide
  • servō to save, to preserve
  • invocō to call upon, to invoke
  • simul at the same time, together
  • vix hardly, barely
  • iterum again, a second time
  • propter because of (+ accusative)
  • dēpōnēns deponent (passive in form, active in meaning)
  • locus place, spot
  • multum much, a great deal
  • paulum a little, a small amount
  • superus upper, above
  • īnferus lower, below
  • situs situated, placed
  • praetereā besides, moreover
  • semper always, ever
  • vērō indeed, as for
  • appellō to call, to name
  • impleō to fill, to fill up
  • īnfluō to flow into, to run into
  • hauriō to draw (water), to scoop up
  • intueor to gaze at, to look upon
  • cōnsōlor to console, to comfort
  • complector to embrace, to clasp
  • intersum to be between, to differ
  • sīve or, or if you prefer

Sentences seen

  • In portū oppidī maritimī multī nautae sunt.

    In the harbour of the seaside town there are many sailors.

  • Gubernātor in puppī stat et ōram spectat.

    The helmsman stands at the stern and looks at the coast

  • Nāvis in portū est.

    The ship is in the harbour.

  • Nauta Rōmānus puppim spectat.

    The Roman sailor looks at the stern.

  • Gubernātor Rōmānus in puppī stat et ōram spectat.

    The Roman helmsman stands at the stern and looks at the coast.

  • Ventō secundō nāvis plēnīs vēlīs nāvigat.

    The wind being fair, the ship sails with full sails.

  • Gubernātor nāvem gubernat, nautae vēla tenent.

    The helmsman steers the ship the sailors hold the sails

  • Nautae nāvem cōnscendunt.

    The sailors board the ship.

  • Ventō secundō nāvēs nāvigant.

    The wind being fair, the ships sail.

  • Ventō secundō nautae nāvem cōnscendunt et vēla tenent.

    With a fair wind, the sailors board the ship and hold the sails.

  • Nāvis ex portū ēgreditur, sed nautae ventum verentur.

    The ship goes out of the harbour, but the sailors fear the wind.

  • Nautae proficīscuntur et laetantur.

    The sailors set out and rejoice

  • Nauta gubernātōrem sequitur.

    The sailor follows the helmsman.

  • Puer loquī cōnātur.

    The boy tries to speak.

  • Nautae ventum opperiuntur.

    The sailors wait for the wind.

  • Nautae ventum opperiuntur deinde gubernātōrem sequuntur et proficīscuntur.

    The sailors wait for the wind, then follow the helmsman and leave.

  • Ventō flante mare turbidum est, et flūctūs nāvem iactant.

    The wind blowing, the sea is rough, and the waves toss the ship about.

  • Tempestās magna est: fulgur vidēmus, tonitrum audīmus.

    The storm is great we see the lightning we hear the thunder

  • Ventus mare turbat.

    The wind stirs up the sea.

  • Ventō flante flūctūs altī sunt.

    The wind blowing, the waves are high.

  • Fulgur vidēmus tonitrum audīmus et flūctūs altī nāvem iactant.

    We see lightning, hear thunder, and high waves toss the ship.

  • Sōle oriente nāvis caelō serēnō ex portū ēgreditur.

    The sun rising, the sky being cloudless, the ship goes out of the harbour.

  • Nautae ōram nōn cernunt, quod nūbēs ātrae sunt.

    The sailors cannot make out the coast because the clouds are black

  • Sōl in oriente oritur.

    The sun rises in the east.

  • Caelum serēnum est et sōl occidit.

    The sky is cloudless, and the sun sets.

  • Sōl in occidente occidit.

    The sun sets in the west.

  • Sōle oriente caelum serēnum est et nautae ōram cernunt.

    At sunrise, the sky is clear and the sailors see the coast.

  • Mare turbidum fit, et nauta vix stat: in puppī lābitur.

    The sea turns rough, and a sailor can hardly stand: he slips on the stern.

  • Nautae simul clāmant et deōs invocant.

    The sailors shout at the same time and call upon the gods

  • Mare ātrum fit.

    The sea turns black.

  • Propter ventum gubernātor nāvem servat.

    Because of the wind, the helmsman saves the ship.

  • Mare iterum tranquillum fit.

    The sea becomes calm again.

  • Propter ventum mare turbidum fit sed gubernātor nautam servat.

    Because of the wind, the sea becomes rough, but the helmsman saves the sailor.

  • Oppidum nostrum in locō superiōre situm est, et mūrus eius multō altior est.

    Our town is situated at a higher place, and its wall is much higher.

  • Hic mūrus paulō longior est.

    This wall is a little longer

  • Hodiē ventus multō fortior est.

    Today the wind is much stronger.

  • Oppidum nostrum in colle situm est.

    Our town is situated on a hill.

  • Mare paulō tranquillius est.

    The sea is a little calmer.

  • Oppidum nostrum semper in locō superiōre situm est sed portus multō īnferior est.

    Our town is always situated in a higher place, but the harbour is much lower.

  • Puella flūmen intuētur: multum aquae in mare īnfluit.

    The girl gazes at the river: much water flows into the sea.

  • Māter puerum complectitur et cōnsōlātur.

    The mother clasps the boy in her arms and consoles him

  • Puerī paulum aquae hauriunt.

    The boys draw a little water.

  • Flūmen in mare īnfluit.

    The river flows into the sea.

  • Māter fīlium suum cōnsōlātur et complectitur dum puella pōculum aquae implet.

    The mother comforts and embraces her son while the girl fills a cup with water.

  • Puella pōculum aquae implet.

    The girl fills the cup with water.

  • Nautae hunc locum portum sīve ōram appellant gubernātor vērō eum locum tranquillum appellat.

    The sailors call this place a harbour or a coast; the helmsman, however, calls it a calm place.
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