Caput XV extra

Question 1

fissum fissī n.

Amantēs hoc fissum vīderant.

Answer 1

crack

The lovers had seen this crack.

Question 2

leō leōnis m.

Procul Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.

Answer 2

lion

Far away Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.

Question 3

pariēs parietis m.

Fissum erat in pariete domuum.

Answer 3

wall

There was a crack in the wall of the house.

Question 4

pōmum pōmī n.

Ubī cruor radīcem arboris mōrī tangit, pōma alba facit purpurea.

Answer 4

fruit, apple

When the blood touches the root of the mulberry tree, it makes the white fruits purple.

Question 5

tumulus tumulī m.

Amantēs ad tumulum sub arborem convenient.

Answer 5

grave, mound

The lovers will meet at the grave under the tree.

Question 6

vēlāmen vēlāminis n.

Pȳramus vestīgia leōnis et vēlāmina cruenta Thisbēs vīdit.

Answer 6

garment, covering

Pyramus saw the footsteps of the lion and the bloody garments of Thisbe.

Question 7

fallō fallere fefellī falsum

Nocte amantēs fallere parentēs temptābunt.

Answer 7

to deceive

At night, the lovers will try to deceive their parents.

Question 8

murmurō (1)

Per fissum verba mollia murmurābant.

Answer 8

to murmur

They were murmuring soft words through the crack.

Question 9

optō (1)

Sed est timidum sōlum optāre mortem.

Answer 9

to wish for, desire

But it is timid only to wish for death.

Question 10

cruentus a um

Ubi fugit, vēlāmina relinquit quae leō ōre cruentō laniat.

Answer 10

bloody

When she flees, she leaves behind her garments which the lion tears with his bloody mouth.

Question 11

prior prius

Ego iussī tē venīre nocte in loca perīculōsa nec eo hūc prior vēnī.

Answer 11

before, earlier

I ordered you to come at night into a dangerous region and I did not come here earlier.

Question 12

purpureus a um

Cruor pōma alba facit purpurea.

Answer 12

purple

Blood makes the white fruits purple.

Question 13

illinc

Pȳramus stābat hinc, illinc Thisbē.

Answer 13

there, on that side, thence

Pyramus was standing on this side, Thisbe on that side.

Question 14

procul

Procul Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.

Answer 14

at a distance, far away

At a distance, Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.

Question 15

recēns

Quia recēns leō animal necāverat, cruor erat in ōre.

Answer 15

recently

Because the lion had recently killed an animal, blood was on its mouth.

Question 16

utrimque

Utrimque oscula dabant.

Answer 16

on each side, on both side

On each side they were giving kisses.

Question 17

ēmicō ēmicāre ēmicuī ēmicātum

Cruor in herbam ēmicat ut fons.

Answer 17

to spring forth, to spurt

Blood spurts into the grass like a fountain.

Question 18

crack

The lovers had seen this crack.

Answer 18

fissum fissī n.

Amantēs hoc fissum vīderant.

Question 19

lion

Far away Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.

Answer 19

leō leōnis m.

Procul Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.

Question 20

wall

There was a crack in the wall of the house.

Answer 20

pariēs parietis m.

Fissum erat in pariete domuum.

Question 21

fruit, apple

When the blood touches the root of the mulberry tree, it makes the white fruits purple.

Answer 21

pōmum pōmī n.

Ubī cruor radīcem arboris mōrī tangit, pōma alba facit purpurea.

Question 22

grave, mound

The lovers will meet at the grave under the tree.

Answer 22

tumulus tumulī m.

Amantēs ad tumulum sub arborem convenient.

Question 23

garment, covering

Pyramus saw the footsteps of the lion and the bloody garments of Thisbe.

Answer 23

vēlāmen vēlāminis n.

Pȳramus vestīgia leōnis et vēlāmina cruenta Thisbēs vīdit.

Question 24

to deceive

At night, the lovers will try to deceive their parents.

Answer 24

fallō fallere fefellī falsum

Nocte amantēs fallere parentēs temptābunt.

Question 25

to murmur ## Footnote They were **murmuring** soft words through the crack.

Answer 25

murmurō (1) ## Footnote Per fissum verba mollia **murmurābant**.

Question 26

to wish for, desire ## Footnote But it is timid only to **wish for** death.

Answer 26

optō (1) ## Footnote Sed est timidum sōlum **optāre** mortem.

Question 27

bloody ## Footnote When she flees, she leaves behind her garments which the lion tears with his **bloody** mouth.

Answer 27

cruentus a um ## Footnote Ubi fugit, vēlāmina relinquit quae leō ōre **cruentō** laniat.

Question 28

before, earlier ## Footnote I ordered you to come at night into a dangerous region and I did not come here **earlier**.

Answer 28

prior prius ## Footnote Ego iussī tē venīre nocte in loca perīculōsa nec eo hūc **prior** vēnī.

Question 29

purple ## Footnote Blood makes the white fruits **purple**.

Answer 29

purpureus a um ## Footnote Cruor pōma alba facit **purpurea**.

Question 30

there, on that side, thence ## Footnote Pyramus was standing on this side, Thisbe **on that side**.

Answer 30

illinc ## Footnote Pȳramus stābat hinc, **illinc** Thisbē.

Question 31

at a distance, far away ## Footnote **At a distance**, Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.

Answer 31

procul ## Footnote **Procul** Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.

Question 32

recently ## Footnote Because the lion had **recently** killed an animal, blood was on its mouth.

Answer 32

recēns ## Footnote Quia **recēns** leō animal necāverat, cruor erat in ōre.

Question 33

on each side, on both side ## Footnote **On each side** they were giving kisses.

Answer 33

utrimque ## Footnote **Utrimque** oscula dabant.

Question 34

to spring forth, to spurt ## Footnote Blood **spurts** into the grass like a fountain.

Answer 34

ēmicō ēmicāre ēmicuī ēmicātum ## Footnote Cruor in herbam **ēmicat** ut fons.