News of Latin For Beginners by D'Ooge

1. Contrary to our opinion, the enemy fled and the cavalry followed close after them.
Contrá opiniónem nostram, hostés fugérunt et equitátus eós subsecútus est. (Can that be "subsequébantur" because the cavalry was following..?)

2. From all parts of the multitude the shouts arose of those who were being wounded.
Ex omnibus multitúdinis partibus illórum clamórés quí vulnerábantur ortí sunt.

3. Caesar did not allow the cavalry to pursue too far.
Caesar nón passus equitátum ...

I feel not fair with these answers so I am just checking.

1. Caesar pitched camp two miles from the river.
Caesar castra dua milia passuum a flumine posuit.

2. He fortified the camp with a ditch fifteen feet wide and nine feet high.
(Is) castra fossá quindecim latós pedés atque válló novem altós (pedés).

I'm not sure, whether latus, altus should be accusative. Can some one explain as I am doubtful!

3. The camp ...

Quis fortunam pugnae nuntiat?

I translated it to be... Who announces the battle's fortune?

With "Quis" being the genitive of the possessor; "pugnae" being the direct object; and "fortunam" being the indirect object.

But for some reson this doesn't sit right with me. Any help?

Akaron

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Thankyou textkit for this forum and the great book - I for one am actually learning Latin hence. Quite easily, may I add.

I thought, I should say something because this calls for it!

Welcome fellow D'Ooge learners :D

I've had this a few times, when I just am confused by a sentence and then I usually find an embarrassingly simple solution. It's probably the same with this. The others, even English to Latin, I found very easy as usual (methinks I may be able to faire Greek soon) However I am ashamed of my nonsense attempt at this so I am just going to ask:

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