| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| vesper, vesperī, m. | evening |
| cōnsilium, -ī, n. | advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence |
| convocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus | call together, summon, assemble |
| cohortor, -hortārī, -hortātus | encourage, exhort |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātus | command, order, enjoin |
| dīligenter, adv. | carefully, diligently |
| industrius, -a, -um | active, diligent, hard-working |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| administrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | manage, carry out |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship |
| singulī, -ae, -a | one at a time, single |
| eques, equitis m. | horseman; (pl.) cavalry |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| attribuō, -ere, -tribuī, -tribūtum | assign, allot |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| prīmus, -a, -um | first, foremost |
| cōnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or do completely, complete, finish, accomplish, make; wear out |
| vigilia, -ae, f. | watch |
| quattuor, indecl. adj. | four |
| mīlle, indecl. adj. | a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands; |
| passus, -ūs, m. | pace (mīlia passuum: miles) |
| secundus, -a, -um | following, favorable |
| flūmen, -minis, n. | river |
| silentium, -ī n. | silence; silentiō: in silence, quietly |
| prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go forward, advance |
| ibi, adv. | in that place, there |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus | look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| quīnque | five |
| cohors, cohortis f. | cohort (a tenth of a legion); company |
| minimē, adv. | least, very little; by no means, not at all |
| firmus, -a, -um | strong, steadfast |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| dīmicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | fight |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| castra, -ōrum, n. plur. | camp |
| praesidium, -ī, n. | protection; guard, escort |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| legiō, -ōnis f. | legion |
| reliquus, -a, -um | left, the remaining, the other, the rest of |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| medius, -a, -um | mid, middle |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| impedīmentum, -ī n. | hindrance; (pl.) baggage |
| adversus, -a, -um | facing; unfavourable, unsuccessful |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| tumultus, -ūs m. | uproar, uprising |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| conquīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītum | search out, hunt down |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| linter, lintris, f. | boat, skiff |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| sonitus, -ūs, m. | sound, noise |
| rēmus, -ī, m. | oar |
| incitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | stir up, provoke |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| paulō, adv. | by a little, a little, somewhat |
| ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go out or forth, go ashore, disembark |
| trēs, tria, plur. adj. | three |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| quō, adv. | to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long? |
| appellō, -pellāre, -pellāvī, -pellātus | call, name |