| Vulpes semel fuit in gallinario. Supervenerunt homines cum baculis et miserabiliter fustigaverunt vulpem, quod vix per foramen evasit. |
vix: adverb
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| who chases the fox out of the henhouse? | |
| Recessit ut potuit, et super cumulum feni se proiecit et gemere incepit. |
feni = faeni |
| where did the fox go? what did he do next? | |
| Petiit capellanum quod ad eum veniret et peccata sua audiret. |
quod...veniret/audiret: medieval equivalent of purpose clause with ut
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| why does the fox summon a chaplain? | |
| Venit igitur Chantecler, scilicet gallus, qui est capellanus bestiarum. |
capellanus: medieval Latin word, where we get English "chaplain" |
| who is the chaplain to the animals? | |
| Aliquantulum timens mores Reinardi, a longe sedit. |
aliquantulum: diminutive of aliquantus mores: s.v. mos (accusative plural) |
| why does the rooster sit far away from the fox? | |
| Reinardus peccata sua confitebatur, et inter cetera rostrum suum apposuit versus capellanum. |
versus: preposition |
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what does the fox do as he confesses his sins? |
| Et ait capellanus: Quare appropinquas mihi? |
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| what does the rooster ask the fox? | |
| Et ait Reinardus: Infirmitas magna me hoc facere facit; parcatis mihi. |
parcatis: subjunctive for imperative; polite 2nd person plural for singular |
| how does the fox explain his actions? | |
| Iterum dixit alia peccata, et, ore aperto, posuit caput versus gallum et cepit eum et devoravit. |
ore aperto: ablative absolute versus: preposition |
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what does the fox finally do to the rooster? |
