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PB: Capitulum XIII
Pugio Bruti, a novella
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| adulescens abiit | the youth has gone |
| manibus impositis | with his hands having been placed on |
| in via stabat | he/she was standing in the road |
| cum maxime doleret | since it was hurting very much |
| non iam | no longer |
| quaerere volebat | he/she was wanting to look for |
| ire nolebat | he/she was not wanting to go |
| circumspexit | he/she looked around |
| locum noverat | he/she knew the place |
| cum esset | since he/she was |
| eo perrexit | he/she continued to that place |
| ubi venit | when he/she came |
| constitit | he/she halted |
| multi homines | many people |
| multi mendici | many beggars |
| mendici placebant | the beggars were pleasing |
| mendicus olim fuerat | he was once a beggar |
| tam multi | so many |
| eodem loco erant | they were in that same place |
| unum tantum deum | only one god |
| cur eos non percussisset | why he/she had not struck them |
| in mentem venit | it came to mind |
| speciem mendici praebere solebat | he/she was normally providing the appearance of a beggar |
| puriores tunicas gerebat | he/she was wearing cleaner tunics |
| puriores quam | cleaner than |
| maculis vini | with spots of wine |
| purior esse solebat | he/she was normally cleaner |
| adulescentem quaesivit | he/she searched for a youth |
| neminem vidit | he/she saw no one |
| neminem indutum | no one wearing |
| mendicum sedentem | a beggar sitting |
| iuxta eum | beside him |
| solesne hic sedere? | do you normally sit here? |
| adulescentem quaero | I am looking for a youth |
| venire solere audivi | I heard he normally comes |
| potesne me adiuvare? | can you help me? |
| qua est facie? | what is his appearance? |
| ea facie | with that appearance |
| cur eum quaeris? | why are you seeking him? |
| de adulescente scio | I know about that youth |
| me adiuvare conatus es | you tried to help me |
| bene fecisti | you did well |
| nummum promptum | a coin taken out |
| e sacculo suo | from his own sack |
| seni dedit | he/she gave it to the old man |
| iuxta stabulum | beside the stable |
| abiit et rediit | he/she left and returned |
| si quis me videat | if anyone sees me |
| esse videor | I seem to be |