Caput XVIII extra

Question 1

cursor cursōris m.

Duo cursōrēs trāns cursum volāre videntur.

Answer 1

runner

The two runners seem to fly across the course.

Question 2

Cyprus Cyprī m.

Est ager in parte optimā insulae Cyprī quae est sacra deae Venerī.

Answer 2

Cyprus

There is a field in the best part of the island of Cyprus which is sacred to the goddess Venus.

Question 3

mēta mētae f.

Mēta longē abest.

Answer 3

goal, post

The post is far away.

Question 4

prex precis f.

almost always appears in plural

Venus, hīs precibus adducta et mōta, sine morā auxilium dat.

Answer 4

prayer

Venus, having been influenced and moved by these prayers, give help without delay.

Question 5

sententia sententiae f.

Scrībe sententīās, quaesō.

Answer 5

thought, sentence, opinion

Write the sentences, please.

Question 6

carpō carpere carpsī carptum

Relinquit cursum et pōmum manū carpit.

Answer 6

to pick, to pluck

(He) leaves behind the course and picks up the fruit with (his) hand.

Question 7

concinō concinere concinuī –

Nunc dēmum cornua concinunt.

Answer 7

to sound in chorus

Now finally the horns sound in chorus.

Question 8

praetereō praeterīre praeteriī praeteritum

Sed iterum Atalanta eum facile praeterit.

Answer 8

to go past, to pass by

But again Atalanta passes him by easily.

Question 9

dēfessus a um

Hippomenēs est dēfessus.

Answer 9

tired, worn out, weary

Hippomenes is tired.

Question 10

invītus a um

Saepe dubitat, saepe invīta eum relinquit

Answer 10

unwilling

Often (she) doubts, often she, uwilling, she leaves him behind.

Question 11

remorātus a um

Iterum Hippomenēs virginem secundō pōmō remorātam superat.

Answer 11

delayed again, hindered

Again Hippomenes overcomes the delayed again virgin with a secund fruit.

Question 12

dēmum

Nunc dēmum cornua concinunt.

Answer 12

at last, finally

Now finally the horns sound in chorus.

Question 13

intereā

Quia intereā Hippomenes eam superat, spectātōrēs clāmant.

Answer 13

meanwhile

Because meanwhile Hippomenes overcomes her, the spectators shout.

Question 14

longē

Mēta est longē abest.

Answer 14

far away

The post is far away.

Question 15

magnopere

Venus erat magnopere īrāta.

Answer 15

very greatly

Venus was very greatly angry.

Question 16

oblīquē

Tertium pōmum aureum oblīquē iacit.

Answer 16

to the side

(He) throws the third golden fruit to the side.

Question 17

sēcrētō

Gaudet sēcrētō virgō quoque.

Answer 17

secretly, apart

The virgin also rejoices secretly.

Question 18

vix

Hērōs dēfessus vix currere potest.

Answer 18

scarcely

The tired hero is scarcely able to run.

Question 19

runner

The two runners seem to fly across the course.

Answer 19

cursor cursōris m.

Duo cursōrēs trāns cursum volāre videntur.

Question 20

Cyprus

There is a field in the best part of the island of Cyprus which is sacred to the goddess Venus.

Answer 20

Cyprus Cyprī m.

Est ager in parte optimā insulae Cyprī quae est sacra deae Venerī.

Question 21

goal, post

The post is far away.

Answer 21

mēta mētae f.

Mēta longē abest.

Question 22

prayer

Venus, having been influenced and moved by these prayers, give help without delay.

Answer 22

prex precis f.

almost always appears in plural

Venus, hīs precibus adducta et mōta, sine morā auxilium dat.

Question 23

thought, sentence, opinion

Write the sentences, please.

Answer 23

sententia sententiae f.

Scrībe sententīās, quaesō.

Question 24

to pick, to pluck

(He) leaves behind the course and picks up the fruit with (his) hand.

Answer 24

carpō carpere carpsī carptum

Relinquit cursum et pōmum manū carpit.

Question 25

to sound in chorus ## Footnote Now finally the horns **sound in chorus.**

Answer 25

concinō concinere concinuī -- ## Footnote Nunc dēmum cornua **concinunt**.

Question 26

to go past, to pass by ## Footnote But again Atalanta **passes** him **by** easily.

Answer 26

praetereō praeterīre praeteriī praeteritum ## Footnote Sed iterum Atalanta eum facile **praeterit**.

Question 27

tired, worn out, weary ## Footnote Hippomenes is **tired**.

Answer 27

dēfessus a um ## Footnote Hippomenēs est **dēfessus**.

Question 28

unwilling ## Footnote Often (she) doubts, often she, **uwilling**, she leaves him behind.

Answer 28

invītus a um ## Footnote Saepe dubitat, saepe **invīta** eum relinquit

Question 29

delayed again, hindered ## Footnote Again Hippomenes overcomes the **delayed again** virgin with a secund fruit.

Answer 29

remorātus a um ## Footnote Iterum Hippomenēs virginem secundō pōmō **remorātam** superat.

Question 30

at last, finally ## Footnote Now **finally** the horns sound in chorus.

Answer 30

dēmum ## Footnote Nunc **dēmum** cornua concinunt.

Question 31

meanwhile ## Footnote Because **meanwhile** Hippomenes overcomes her, the spectators shout.

Answer 31

intereā ## Footnote Quia **intereā** Hippomenes eam superat, spectātōrēs clāmant.

Question 32

far away ## Footnote The post is **far away**.

Answer 32

longē ## Footnote Mēta est **longē** abest.

Question 33

very greatly ## Footnote Venus was **very greatly** angry.

Answer 33

magnopere ## Footnote Venus erat **magnopere** īrāta.

Question 34

to the side ## Footnote (He) throws the third golden fruit **to the side**.

Answer 34

oblīquē ## Footnote Tertium pōmum aureum **oblīquē** iacit.

Question 35

secretly, apart ## Footnote The virgin also rejoices **secretly**.

Answer 35

sēcrētō ## Footnote Gaudet **sēcrētō** virgō quoque.

Question 36

scarcely ## Footnote The tired hero is **scarcely** able to run.

Answer 36

vix ## Footnote Hērōs dēfessus **vix** currere potest.