+V.+ +Sed adeo ne fugae quidem iter patuit omnibus viis ab equite insessis, ut ex tanta multitudine vix mille evaserint, ceteri passim alii alia peste absumpti sint.+
+pătuit+ = _was open_. Cf. +păte-facio+ = _to make open_; +păt-ulus+ = _open_, _spread out_; +păt-era+ = _a broad, flat dish_. English, _patent_.
+insessis+ = _occupied_; +in + sed-eo+ = _sit upon_--so, _occupy_.
+passim+ = _hither and thither_, _far and wide_, formed from +passus+ (+pando+), _expand_.
(ii.) _Translation._--This sentence resembles in form Sentence IV., with one principal verb +patuit+, and a principal subject +iter+, and a subordinate clause of _result_, +ut ... absumpti sint+, modifying the action of the principal verb +patuit+. You may conveniently break up this sentence into two, by beginning a new sentence with +Ceteri+. Thus:--
_So completely closed against them was every chance of escape, all the roads being beset by cavalry, that out of so numerous a host hardly a thousand escaped. The rest perished as they fled, some by one death and some by another._
Before laying aside these two passages, you should pay attention to the following points:--
(i.) _Vocabulary._--Besides carefully noticing _new_ words, try to form groups of _cognates_ (i.e. _related words_). One of the best ways to enlarge your vocabulary is to group together _words of common origin_, and to add to each, where you can, derivative and cognate English words. To take a few examples from this passage:--
Word. Meaning. English Derivative. +ALIUS+ = _another_ (of many). +ali-enus+ = _that belong to another_ alien, alienate. +ali-quot+ = _some, several_ aliquot (parts). +al-ter+ = _other of two_ alter, alternate. +ali-bi+ = _elsewhere_ alibi. etc.
+SENATUS+ = _the Council Senate. of the Elders_ +sen-ex+ = _old_ +sen-ior+ = _older_ senior, sire, sir. +sen-ile+ = _belonging to old people_ sen-ile. +sen-ectus+ = _old age_. etc.
+ITER+ = (+i-tiner+) = _a going_ itin-erant. +amb-it-io+ = _a going round, ambition. canvassing_ +comes+ = _a comrade_. a Count (+cum + eo+) (Fr. Comte). +in-it-ium+ = _a going in, a beginning_ initial. +sed-it-io+ = _a going apart, sedition_ sedition. etc.
(ii.) _Useful Phrases for Latin Prose._--You should try gradually to put together your own phrase-book. You will find this much more useful to you than any ready-made collection. A good and simple plan is to have a special note-book for this purpose. Mark in the text as you read useful phrases, and in your note-book write the Latin on the right-hand page and a good idiomatic rendering on the left. For example, from this passage you might collect the following:--