Ablative absolutes and some deponents/passives | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

viri et feminae circumveniebantur

the men and women were being surrounded

Diogenes ad cenam sumptuosam invitatus est

Diogenes has been (was) invited to a sumptuous dinner

sed ubi est haec philosopha quam adeptus es

but where is that philosopher whom you have obtained?

amici clientesque triclinium ingrediebantur

the friends and clients were entering the dining room

hoc consilio capto, ad flumen Tiberim ut navem conscenderet profecta est.

with the plan having been captured, she set out to the Tiber river so that she could board a boat

postridie Euphrosyne ad domum Haterii regressa est

on the next day, Euphrosyne returned to Haterius' house

nobis cras reveniendum est

tomorrow we must return

his verbis auditis, praeco, qui Eryllum haudquaquam amabat, magna voce, "Eryllus! quis est Eryllus?)

with these words having been heard, the herald, who liked Eryllus not at all, with a great voice says, "Eryllus! Who is Eryllus?"

ianuā tandem clausā, abire clientes coeperunt, alii contenti, alii spe deiecti. (deicere - to disappoint)

with the door finally closed, the clients began to leave, some satisfied, some disappointed by/in their hope

Maecianus et Privatus nona hora redire iubentur. nunc autem cedite aliis!

Maecianus and Privatus are ordered to return at the ninth hour. now, however, make way/yield to the others!

tres clientes, nominibus suis auditis, progressi celeriterdomum intraverunt

the three clients, with their names having been heard, having advanced quickly, entered the house

clientes, praecone viso, clamare statim coeperunt.

the clients, with the doorman having been seen, clamare statim coeperunt.

ignara morum Romanorum, in animo volvebat cur tot homines illa hora ibi starent. (morum - the customs)

unknowing of the Roman customs, she was wondering why so many people were standing there at that hour

puella, servo adstante, extrema parte multitudinis constitit.

the girl, with her slave standing nearby, stopped/stood at the furthest part of the crowd

omnes clientes, oculis in ianua defixis, favorem patroni exspectabant

all the clients, with their eyes fixed on the door, were waiting for a favor from the patron.

Euphrosyne, tamen, clamoribus fabrorum neglectis, vultu sereno praeteriit. (praeterire - to pass by)

Euphrosyne, however, with the shouts of the craftsmen having been ignored, walked by with a calm expression.

servi, qui e Britannia importati erant, e navibus ducebantur, catenis gravibus vincti. (catena - chain)

slaves, who had been imported from Britain, were being led out of the boats, bound in/by heavy chains.

nonnulli fabri, puella visa, clamare coeperunt

some craftsmen, with the girl having been seen, began to shout

sole occidente, saccarii a taberna discesserunt, omni pecunia consumpta (occidere - to set)

with the sun setting, the dockworkers left out of the tavern, with all their money having been consumed

pecunia distributa, saccarii ad tabernam proximam festinaverunt.

with the money having been distributed, the dockworkers hurried to the nearest tavern

frumento exposito, magister navis pecuniam saccariis distribuit. (exponere - to unload)

with the grain having been unloaded, the master of the ship distributed money to the dockworkers.

nave deligata, saccarii frumentum exponere coeperunt. (exponere - unload)

with the ship having been tied up, the dockworkers began to unload the grain

saccariis laborantibus, advenit navis. nautae navem deligaverunt.

with the dockmen working, a ship arrived. sailors tied up the ship.

die illucescente, multi saccarii in ripa fluminis laborabant. (illucescere - to dawn)

with the day dawning, many dockworkers were working on the river bank