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The Roman Baths, in Bath. PETER PHIPP/TRAVELSHOTS.COM/ALAMY

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4.24.1

At barbari, consilio Romanorum cognito praemisso equitatu et essedariis,

  barbarus, barbari Mbarbarian, uncivilized person; foreigner
  consilium, consili(i) Ndebate/discussion/deliberation/consultation; advice/counsel/suggestion; adviser
  romanus, romani MRoman; the Romans
  cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitusbecome acquainted with/aware of; recognize; learn, find to be; inquire/examine
  praemitto, praemittere, praemisi, praemissussend ahead or forward
  equitatus, equitatus Mcavalry, horse-soldiers; equestrian order; bodies of cavalry
  essedarius, essedaria, essedariumof or belonging to a war chariot

4.24.2

quo plerumque genere in proeliis uti consuerunt,

  plerumquegenerally, commonly; mostly, for the most part; often, frequently
 

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»this is the adverb

  genus, generis Nbirth/descent/origin; race/family/house/stock/ancestry; offspring/descent
 

»also: kind, species, type, sort, class

 

  proelium, proeli(i) Nbattle/fight/bout/conflict/dispute; armed/hostile encounter; bout of strength
  utor, uti, usus sumuse, make use of, enjoy; enjoy the friendship of
  consuesco, consuescere, consuevi, consuetusaccustom oneself; become/be accustomed/used; inure, habituate; familiarize

4.24.3

reliquis copiis subsecuti nostros navibus egredi prohibebant.

reliquus, reliqua, reliquumrest of/remaining/available/left; surviving; future/further; yet to be/owed
  copia, copiae Fplenty, abundance, supply; troops, supplies; forces; resources; wealth
  subsequor, subsequi, subsecutus sumfollow close after; pursue; support
  navis, navis Fship
  egredior, egredi, egressus sumgo/march/come out; set sail; land, disembark; surpass, go beyond
  prohibeo, prohibere, prohibui, prohibitushinder, restrain; forbid, prevent

4.24.4

Erat ob has causas summa difficultas,

  obon account of, for the sake of, for; instead of; right before
  causa, causae Fcause/reason/motive; origin, source, derivation; responsibility/blame; symptom
  summus, summa, summumhighest, the top of; greatest; last; the end of
  difficultas, difficultatis Fdifficulty; trouble; hardship/want/distress/poverty; obstinacy

4.24.5

quod naves propter magnitudinem nisi in alto constitui non poterant,

  navis, navis Fship
  propternear; on account of; by means of; because of
  magnitudo, magnitudinis Fsize, magnitude, bulk; greatness. importance, intensity
  nisiif not; except, unless
  altus, alta -um, altior -or -us, altissimus -a -umhigh; deep/profound; shrill; lofty/noble; deep rooted; far-fetched; grown great
  constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutusset up/in position, erect; place/dispose/locate; halt; plant

4.24.6

militibus autem, ignotis locis,

miles, militis Msoldier; foot soldier; soldiery; knight; knight's fee/service
  ignotus, ignota, ignotumunknown, strange; unacquainted with, ignorant of
  locus, loci Mseat, rank, position; soldier's post; quarters; category; book passage, topic
 

»What happened to locus, i meaning place

4.24.7

impeditis manibus, magno et gravi onere armorum oppressis simul et de navibus

impedio, impedire, impedivi, impeditushinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, prevent from
  manus, manus Fhand, fist; team; gang, band of soldiers; handwriting; trunk
  gravis, grave, gravior -or -us, gravissimus -a -umheavy; painful; important; serious; pregnant; grave, oppressive, burdensome
  onus, oneris Nload, burden; cargo
  armum, armi Narms, weapons, armor, shield; close fighting weapons; equipment; force
  opprimo, opprimere, oppressi, oppressuspress down; suppress; overthrow; crush, overwhelm, fall upon, oppress
  simulat same time; likewise; also; simultaneously; at once
  navis, navis Fship

4.24.8

desiliendum et in auctibus consistendum et cum hostibus erat pugnandum,

desilio, desilire, desului, desultusleap/jump down, dismount, alight; jump headlong, venture heedlessly
  auctus, auctus Mgrowth, increase, enlargement, act of increasing; accession; prosperity; bulk
 

»alt. fluctibus

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  consisto, consistere, constiti, constitusstop/stand/halt/cease; pause, linger; stop spreading/flowing; take a position
  hostis, hostisenemy; stranger, foreigner; the enemy
  pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatusfight; dispute

4.24.9

cum illi aut ex arido aut paulum in aquam progressi omnibus membris expeditis,

  aridus, arida -um, aridior -or -us, aridissimus -a -umdry, arid, parched; water/rain-less; used dry, dried; thirsty; poor; shriveled
  paulus, paula, paulumlittle; small; small amount/quantity of/little bit of
  aqua, aquae Fwater; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall, rainwater; spa; urine
  progredior, progredi, progressus sumgo, come forth, go forward, march forward; advance. proceed. make progress
  membrum, membri Nmember, limb, organ; male genital member; apartment, room; section
  expeditus, expedita -um, expeditior -or -us, expeditissimus -a -umunencumbered; without baggage; light armed
 

»free

4.24.10

notissimis locis, audacter tela coicerent et equos insuefactos incitarent.

notus, nota -um, notior -or -us, notissimus -a -umwell known, familiar, notable, famous, esteemed; notorious, of ill repute
  locus, loci Mseat, rank, position; soldier's post; quarters; category; book passage, topic
  audacter, audacius, audacissimeboldly, audaciously, confidently, proudly, fearlessly; impudently, rashly
  telum, teli Ndart, spear; weapon, javelin; bullet
  coicio, coicere, cojeci, cojectusthrow/put/pile together; conclude, infer, guess; assign, make go; classify, put
  equus, equi Mhorse; steed
  insuefactus, insuefacta, insuefactumwell trained
 

»"equos insuefactos incitarent"-example of paper tiger, Caesar making excuses

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  incito, incitare, incitavi, incitatusenrage; urge on; inspire; arouse

4.24.11

Quibus rebus nostri perterriti atque huius omnino generis pugnae imperiti,

  perterreo, perterrere, perterrui, perterritusfrighten greatly, terrify
  atqueand, as well/soon as; together with; and moreover/even; and too/also/now; yet
  omninoentirely, altogether
  genus, generis Nbirth/descent/origin; race/family/house/stock/ancestry; offspring/descent
  pugna, pugnae Fbattle, fight
  imperitus, imperita, imperitumunskilled, inexperienced; unfamiliar, ignorant

4.24.12

non eadem alacritate ac studio quo in pedestribus uti proeliis consuerant utebantur

  eademby the same route; at the same time; likewise; same
  alacritas, alacritatis Feagerness, enthusiasm, ardor, alacrity; cheerfulness, liveliness
  studium, studi(i) Neagerness, enthusiasm, zeal, spirit; devotion, pursuit, study
  pedester, pedestris, pedestreinfantry-, of foot-soldiers; walking; on foot/land; pedestrian
  utor, uti, usus sumuse, make use of, enjoy; enjoy the friendship of
  proelium, proeli(i) Nbattle/fight/bout/conflict/dispute; armed/hostile encounter; bout of strength
 

consuesco, consuescere, consuevi, consuetusaccustom oneself; become/be accustomed/used; inure, habituate; familiarize

utor, uti, usus sumuse, make use of, enjoy; enjoy the friendship of

4.25.1

Quod ubi Caesar animadvertit, naves longas,

  ubiwhere; in what place; when, whenever; as soon as; in which; with whom
  Caesar, Caesaris MCaesar
  animadverto, animadvertere, animadverti, animadversuspay attention to, attend to; notice, observe; judge, estimate; punish
  navis, navis Fship
  longus, longa -um, longior -or -us, longissimus -a -umlong; tall; tedious, taking long time; boundless; far; of specific length/time
 

»longas naves = warships

4.25.2

quarum et species erat barbaris inusitatior et motus ad usum expeditior,

  species, speciei Fsight, appearance, show; splendor, beauty; kind, type
  barbarus, barbari Mbarbarian, uncivilized person; foreigner
  inusitatus, inusitata -um, inusitatior -or -us, inusitatissimus -a -umunusual, uncommon; strange, unfamiliar; unwonted
  motus, motus Mmovement, motion; riot, commotion, disturbance; gesture; emotion
  usus, usus Muse, enjoyment; experience, skill, advantage; custom
  expeditus, expedita -um, expeditior -or -us, expeditissimus -a -umunencumbered; without baggage; light armed
 

»comparative adjective/femimine/singular/nominative describing the species of the naves

4.25.3

paulum removeri ab onerariis navibus et remis incitari et ad latus apertum

paulumlittle/bit; to a small extent, somewhat; only a small amount/short while
  removeo, removere, removi, remotusmove back; put away; withdraw; remove
  onerarius, oneraria, onerariumof burden
 

»onerariis navibus = cargo ships

  navis, navis Fship
  remus, remi Moar
  incito, incitare, incitavi, incitatusenrage; urge on; inspire; arouse
 

»present/passive/infintive (indirect discourse)

  latus, lateris Nside; flank
  apertus, aperta -um, apertior -or -us, apertissimus -a -umopen/public/free; uncovered/exposed/opened; frank/clear/manifest; cloudless

4.25.4

hostium constitui atque inde fundis, sagittis,

hostis, hostisenemy; stranger, foreigner; the enemy
  constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutusset up/in position, erect; place/dispose/locate; halt; plant
  atqueand, as well/soon as; together with; and moreover/even; and too/also/now; yet
  indethence, thenceforth; from that place/time/cause; thereupon
  funda, fundae Fsling; casting net; pocket
  sagitta, sagittae Farrow

4.25.5

tormentis hostes propelli ac submoveri iussit;

tormentum, tormenti Nwindlass; instrument for twisting/winding; engine for hurling stones; missile
  hostis, hostisenemy; stranger, foreigner; the enemy
  propello, propellere, propuli, propulsusdrive forward/forth; drive away/out/off; defeat
  submoveo, submovere, submovi, submotusremove; drive off, dislodge; expel; ward off; keep at a distance; bar/debar
  jubeo, jubere, jussi, jussusorder/tell/command/direct; enjoin/command; decree/enact; request/ask/bid; pray

4.25.6

quae res magno usui nostris fuit.

 

»Double dative

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  usus, usus Muse, enjoyment; experience, skill, advantage; custom
  noster, nostri Mour men
 

»Dat reference

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»"Fuit" is used with a DOUBLE DATIVE: purpose (usui) and reference ( nostris )

4.25.7

Nam et navium figura et remorum motu et inusitato genere tormentorum permoti

  navis, navis Fship
  figura, figurae Fshape, form, figure, image; beauty; style; figure of speech
 

»feminine/ablative/singular/Ablative of Cause

  remus, remi Moar
  motus, motus Mmovement, motion; riot, commotion, disturbance; gesture; emotion
 

»motus, motus, M motion

  inusitatus, inusitata -um, inusitatior -or -us, inusitatissimus -a -umunusual, uncommon; strange, unfamiliar; unwonted
  genus, generis Nbirth/descent/origin; race/family/house/stock/ancestry; offspring/descent
  tormentum, tormenti Nwindlass; instrument for twisting/winding; engine for hurling stones; missile
  permoveo, permovere, permovi, permotusstir up; move deeply; influence; agitate
 

»shocked or upset

4.25.8

barbari constiterunt ac paulum modo pedem rettulerunt.

barbarus, barbari Mbarbarian, uncivilized person; foreigner
  consisto, consistere, constiti, constitusstop/stand/halt/cease; pause, linger; stop spreading/flowing; take a position
  paulumlittle/bit; to a small extent, somewhat; only a small amount/short while
  modoonly, merely; just now/recently, lately; presently
  pes, pedis Mfoot
  refero, referre, rettuli, relatusbring/carry back/again/home; move/draw/force back, withdraw; go back, return
 

»retreated

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We begin to read book 4 of Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, in which Caesar invades Britain!

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