[V.] Immissi cum falcibus multi purgarunt locum.
(i.) Vocabulary.—
falcibus = with bill-hooks; falx perh. akin to flect-o = bend, from its shape. Cf. falcon (from its hooked claws).
purgarunt = cleared; purgo, contr. from pur-igo = purum + ago = purge. Cf. pur-us.
(ii.) Translation.—
Some men sent in with bill-hooks cleared out the space.
[VI.] Quo cum patefactus esset aditus, accessimus.
(i.) Vocabulary.—
patefactus = laid open: pateo + facio. Cf. patent.
(ii.) Translation.—