Vocabulary and Functional Chunks for Orpheus Texts

Vocabulary and Functional Chunks for Orpheus Texts

ad oras tendit he stretched to the shores

ad Styga est ausus descedere he dared to descend to Styx Nota Bene: est ausus is perf

ad superas auras to the upper breezes

adfuit ille quidem that one indeed was present

an sit et hic dubito whether he is here I doubt Nota Bene: sit is pres subj of esse in ind quest

arduus, obscurus, caligine densus opaca steep, dark, dense with shady mist

aut citius sedem properamus ad unam or more quickly we hurry to one seat Nota Bene: citius is comp adv

avidusque videndi and eager of seeing Nota Bene: videndi is gerundive in gen

bracchiaque intendens prendique et prendere certans both stretching her arms and strggling to be taken hold of and to take hold of Nota Bene: intendens and certans both pres part; prendique is pass inf

causa viae est coniunx the cause of my path is my wife

crescentesque abstulit annos and he stole her increasing years Nota Bene: crescents is pres part acc pl

croceo velatus amictu having been covered with a yellow cloak Nota Bene: velatus is perf pass part

cura dolorque animi lacrimaeque alimenta fuere the care and grief od his soul and tears were his nourishment Nota Bene: fuere is syncopated fuerunt

exitus auspicio gravior the ruin was graver than the omen Nota Bene: was is understood; gravior is comp adj; auspicio is abl of comp

famaque si veteris non non est mentita rapinae and if the rumor of the old abduction is not a lie

fax lacrimoso stridula fumo usque fuit the torch was hissing straight on with tearful smoke Nota Bene: stridula is pred adj with fuit

flexit amans oculos the loving one bent his eyes

iamque iterum moriens and now dying again Nota Bene: moriens is pres part dep

in quam calcata venenum vipera diffudit into whom a viper having been stepped on poured venom Nota Bene: quam is acc after in implying motion; calcata is perf pass part

inde per inmensum aethera from that place through the immense upper air Nota Bene: aethera is Greek sing acc

nam nupta per herbas dum nova vagatur for while the new bride wanders through the grasses Nota Bene: vagatur is 3rd pers sing dep

ne deficeret metuens fearing lest she might let down Nota Bene: deficeret is imp subj in fearing clause; metuens is pres part nom

ne non temptaret et umbras lest he not even try the shades Nota Bene: temparet is imp subj in a neg purp clause

nec felix attulit omen he did not bring a lucky omen

nec laetos vultus attulit he did not bring happy faces

nec me temptasse negabo nor will I deny that I had tried Nota Bene: temptasse is syncopated tempptavisse (past inf) in a ind statement with me as its acc subj

nec procul afuerunt telluris margine summae nor had they been far from the top of the earth s edge

nequiquam voce vocatur he is called by the voice in vain Nota Bene: vocatur is 3rd pers sing pres pass

nil nisi cedentes infelix arripit auras she unlucky snatches at nothing except the receding breezes Nota Bene: cedentes is pres part acc

non est de coniuge quicquam questa suo she has not complained anything about her own husband Nota Bene: est questa is perf act dep

non fallere putando to not be deceived by the thinking Nota Bene: putando is gerundive in abl

nullosque invenit motibus ignes and with it having been moved he found no fires Nota Bene: motibus is perf pass part in abl

occidit in talum serpentis dente receptor she dies with the tooth of a serpent having been received into her ankle Nota Bene: talum is acc after in implying motion; dente receptor is abl abs

omnia debemur vobis all of us are owed to you Nota Bene: debemur is 1st pers pl pres pass

orantem frustraque iterum transire volentem portitor arcuerat the ferryman had kept off the one begging in vain and wanting to cross again Nota Bene: orantem and volentem are both pres part acc; acuerat is pluperf ind

paulumque morati serius and having delayed for a short while later Nota Bene: morati is perf act part dep; serius is comp adv

per ego haec loca plena timoris oro I pray through these places full of fear Nota Bene: loca is acc pl neut

perque leves populos and through the light peoples

porrectaque bracchia veros esse putes ramos and you would have thought that the arms having been stretched out were true branches Nota Bene: esse is inf in ind state; putes is pres subj

posse pati volui I wanted to be able to suffer Nota Bene: pati is dep inf

properata retexite fata unweave the fates having been hurried Nota Bene: properata is perf pass part mod fata; retexite is imp

protinus illa relapsa est that one immediately slipped back Nota Bene: relapsa est is perf act dep

quam satis postquam deflevit vates and after the poet wept for her enough Nota Bene: quam=et illam (connecting relative)

quid enim nisi se quereretur amantam for what would she complain except her having been loved Nota Bene: quereretur is imp subj dep; amantam in pres part

quod iam vix auribus ille acciperet which that one now scarcely was receiving with his ears Nota Bene: acciperet is imp subj

revolutaque rursus eodem est and she was rolled back again to the same place Nota Bene: revoluta est is perf pass; place is understood

sed et hic tamen auguror esse But however I prophesize that he is here too Nota Bene: auguror is dep; he is understood with esse as inf in ind state

sed nec sollemnia verba attulit but he did not bring solemn words

septem tamen ille diebus in ripa Cereris sine munere sedit for seven days however that one sat on the riverbank without the gift of Ceres Nota Bene: septem diebus is abl of time within which rather than acc of dur which would be expected; Cereris is metonymy for grain