| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| introitus, -ūs, m. | entrance |
| reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertus | find, discover |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| saxum, -ī, n. | rock, stone |
| āmoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus | move away |
| cōnor, -ārī, -ātus | try, attempt |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| sed, conj. | but |
| propter, prep. with acc. | on account of, because of |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| magnitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | greatness, size |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| difficilis, -e | not easy, difficult |
| diū, adv. | for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp |
| frūstrā, adv. | in vain |
| labōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | labor, toil |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron. | any one, anything |
| efficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or work out, accomplish, effect |
| tandem, adv. | at length or last, finally |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| cōnātus, -ūs, m. | attempt, effort |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| spēlunca, -ae, f. | cave, cavern |
| patefaciō, -facere, -fēcī, -factus | throw, or lay open, open |
| ibi, adv. | in that place, there |
| āmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send away, lose |
| bōs, bovis, gen. plur. boum, dat. and abl. plur. bōbus, m. and f. | ox, bull, cow |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| gaudium, -ī, n. | gladness, joy |
| cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectus | behold, perceive, see |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| vix, adv. | with difficulty, scarcely, hardly, barely |
| cernō, cernere, crēvī, certus or crētus | discern, perceive, make out |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| repleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētus | fill again or up, fill |
| fūmus, -ī, m. | smoke |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| mōs, mōris, m. | way, manner, habit, custom |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ēvomō, -vomere, -vomuī, -vomitus | vomit forth |
| inūsitātus, -a, -um | unusual, extraordinary |
| speciēs, -ēī, f. | sight, appearance, shape |
| turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | confuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble |
| brevis, -e | short |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| haesitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | hesitate |
| mox, adv. | soon |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| inrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptus | burst into or in |
| collum, -ī, n. | neck |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| bracchium, -ī, n. | arm |
| complector, -plectī, -plexus | embrace |
| etsī, conj. | even if, although |
| multum, -ī, n. | much |
| repugnō, -pugnāre, -pugnāvī, -pugnātus | fight against, struggle, resist |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | set free, free, liberate, release |
| facultās, -tātis, f. | possibility, opportunity, chance, means |
| respīrō, -spīrāre, -spīrāvī, -spīrātus | breathe back or out, breathe |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| exanimō, -animāre, -animāvī, -animātus | put out of breath, fatigue, tire, exhaust; stupefy; kill |