[1] Alterā vērō diē appāruit illīs mōns altus in ōceanō contrā septentriōnem, nōn longē, sed quasi per tenuēs nūbilās; et valdē fūmōsus erat in summitāte. [2] Et statim rapidissimō cursū ventus trāxit illōs ad lītus eiusdem īnsulae usque dum nāvis resēdit nōn longē ā terrā. [3] Erat namque rīpa illīus magnae altitūdinis, ita ut summitātem illīus vix potuissent vidēre, et colōris carbōnis, et mīrae rēctitūdinis sīcut mūrus.
notes
Another volcanic island. They come to an island with a smoking mountain. They face a steep and dark cliff so high they can barely see to the top.
[3] Erat namque rīpa illīus magnae altitūdinis: CL might prefer et to namque, which ought to mean “for.”
vocabulary
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ōceanus –ī m. |
the ocean1 |
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contrā |
against; towards, in the direction of (OLD 14a) |
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septentriōnes –um m. |
the north (wind, stars) |
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per |
through; by means of (OLD 14) |
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tenuis tenue |
thin |
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nūbila –ōrum n. |
rain clouds |
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valdē |
powerfully; intensely, exceedingly |
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fūmōsus –a –um |
full of smoke, smoky |
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summitas –ātis f. |
top; surface (OLD 2) |
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rapidus –a –um |
swift2 |
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ūsque |
until (often with ad or dum) |
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resideō residēre resēdī ressus |
to be seated, remain seated; to stand back, stand still |
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altitūdō altitudinis f. |
height3 |
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summitas –ātis f. |
top; surface (OLD 2) |
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carbō —ōnis m. |
a coal, charcoal |
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mīrus –a –um |
marvelous, wonderful |
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rectitūdō –inis f. |
straightness |