"teneretur"
teneo, -êre, -ui, -tum  to hold
 

"prima luce"
abl. of time:  at the first light, at dawn

"summus mons"
= the top of the mountain

"quingentis"
quingenti, -ae, -a  500

"passibus"
passus, -ûs m. step

"ut"
as

"neque  ... aut ... aut"
  nor .. either ... or
neque ... aut ipsius adventus aut [adventus] Lavieni

"postea"
adv.  afterwards
 

"captivis"
captivus, -a, -um  captive;  prisoner of war

"comperit"
comperio, -ire, -peri, -pertum  learn, discover, find out
 

"adventus"
adventus, -ûs m. arrival

"neque ....  aut ipsius adventus aut  [adventus] Labieni congnitus esset"
aut .. aut   either.. or
=  nor (neque) had either his own arrival or that of Labienus been discovered
 

"cognitus"
cognosco, -ere, -novi, cognitus  learn, ascertain, discover

"accurrit"
accurro, -ere, accurri
run to, hasten to

"equo admisso"
abl. abs.  = at full gallop  lit. his hors having been let go

"teneri"
teneo, tenêre, -ui, tentum   to hold
 

"id"
that (from is, ea, id)

"occupari voluerit"
pass. inf. of occupare   to seize
which he wanted to be seized
 

"armis"
arma, armorum n.  weapons

"insignibus"
insigne, -is n.  sign, mark, decoration

"cognovisse"
cognosco, -ere, -novi, cognitus  learn, ascertain, discover

"collem"
collis, -is m. hill

"subducit"
subduco, -ere
to lead up (from lower to highter position)

"praeceptum"
praecipio, -ere, -cepi, -ceptum   to order
lit.  (as) it was ordered to him

"aciem instruit"
aciem instruere  to draw up the line of battle
insstruo, -ere, -struxi, -structum

"nisi"
unless

"prope"
prep. with acc.:  near

"ne proelium committeret"
purpose clause (negative):
that he (should) not start the battle

"ut"
purpose clause:  so that

"undique"
from all sides

"impetus"
impetus, -ûs m.  attack

"fieret"
fio, fieri, factus sum   acts as pass. of facio, -ere   to happen, be done

"visae essent"
video, -êre, vidi, visum  to see   = had been seen

"uno tempore"
abl. of time:   at one (= the same) time

"expectabat"
expecto, -are, -avi, -atum   to wait
=- [Labienus] waited [for our troops]

"abstinebat"
abstineo, -êre, -ui   to abstain, refrain from

"monte occupato"
abl. abs.  the mountain having been seized
= after [Labienus] had taken the mountain

"Multo denique die"
multo die   abl. of time:  late in the day
denique  finally, at last

"timore perterritum"
 perterreo, -êre, -ui, -itum  to frighten
timor, -oris m. fear
= thoroughly frightened

"quod non vidisset pro viso"
[he reported] what he had not seen for something seen

"sibi"
 [he reported it] to him (i.e. to Caesar.  The reflex. pron. refers to the subject)

"renuntiavisse"
 renuntiom -are   to report
perf. act. inf.  to have reported

"sequitur"
 sequor, sequi, secutus   to follow

"quo consuerat intervallo"
intervallum, -i n.   intervall, space, distance
consuesco, -ere, -suevi, -tum   to be accustomed
= at the usual distance, lit. at the distance to which he was accustomed

"castra ponit"
castra ponere  to set up camp
pono, ponere, posui, positum   to put, place

"Postridie"
 on the following day

"quod"
 because

"omnino"
 alltogether, at all, entirely

"biduum"
 biduum, -i  n.  two days

"supererat"
 superesse  to be left

"frumentum"
 frumentum, -i n.  grain

"metiri"
 metior, -iri, mensus sum   to measure out, distribute

"oporteret"
 oportet, oportêre, oportuit   (impersonal)   it is right, proper, necessary;  ought

"longe maximo et copiosissimo"
 copiosus, -a, -um   well supplied;  rich, wealthy
= by far the largest and best supplied [city]

"non amplius"
 no more than

"rei frumentariae"
 res frumentaria  =  the grain supply (lit.the matter of grain)

"prospiciendum"
 prospicio, -ere, -spexi, -spectum    watch for, provide for

"existimavit"
 exixtimo, -are   to think

"avertit"
 averto, -ere, -ti -sum   turn away from, avert

" contendit"
 contendo, -ere, -tendi  to hasten

"decurionis"
 decurio, -onis m.  decurion, officer in charge of a decuria (= squad)

"equitum"
 eques, equitis  m.  horseman ,cavalry man;  plural:  cavalry
= a decurion (squad leader) of the cavalry  (gen. plural)

"seu ... sive"
whether ... or
 

"perterritos"
 perterritus, -a, um  thoroughly frightened

"discedere"
 discedo, -ere, -cessi, -cessum  to leave, retreat

" existimarent"
 existimo, -are  to think, reckon

"pridie"
 adv.  the day before

"eo magis"
 all the more (lit. more by that)

"superioribus locis occupatis"
 abl. abs.  after the higher terrain had been seized
superior, -ius   higher

"commisissent"
 proelium committere  to engage in battle
commiotto, -ere, -misi, -missum

"eo"
 for that [reason]

"quod"
 because

"seu ... sive"
whether ... or
sive eo quod ...  or for the reason that ...
 

" intercludi posse confiderent "
 = that they were confident that they could blockade [their grain supply - res frumentaria]

"intercludi"
 intercludo, -ere, -clusi, -clusum  cut off, blockade, keep from
 

"confiderent"
 confido, -ere  trust, believe, be confident

" atque "
 and

" nostros "
 = our troops
 
"commutatio consilio"
abl. abs.  [their] plan having been changed
commuto, -are   to change
 

"a novissimo agmine"
= from the rear guard
agmen, -inis  troop, marching army
novus, -a, -um   new;    superlative novissimus:  last, at the rear

"insequi"
insequor, -sequi, -secutus  to attack, pursue

"lacessere"
 lacesso, -ere, -sivi, -situm     to provoke, harrass