| grandō, -inis f. | hail |
| excutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussus | shake off, shake out |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| regiō, -ōnis, f. | direction; country, region |
| Trānspadānus, -a, -um | living beyond the Po; as a noun, a man from north of the Po |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| abundantia, -ae f. | plenty, wealth |
| sed, conj. | but |
| pār, paris | equal |
| vīlitās, -ātis f. | cheapness, low price |
| nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | report, announce |
| sōlus, -a, -um | alone |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| reditus, -ūs, m. | return |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| ibi, adv. | in that place, there |
| possideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessus | hold, possess |
| praeter, prep. with acc. | before, past, by; besides, except |
| tēctum, -ī n. | roof; house |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| hortus, -ī, m. | garden |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| harēna, -ae, f. | sand; shore |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| enim, conj. | for |
| plūrimum (adv.) | most, very much (plūrimum posse: be most powerful) |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| ager, agri, m. | field, land |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| excolō, -ere, -coluī, -cultus | cultivate, improve, refine |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| horreum, -ī n. | granary, storehouse |
| plēnus, -a, -um | full |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| scrīnium, -ī n. | a case or box for papers, document box |
| ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch out before, show, explain |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| sī, conj. | if |
| certus, -a, -um | determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform |
| frūctuōsus, -a, -um | fruitful, productive |
| praedium, -ī n. | estate, farm |
| concupīscō, -cupīscere, -cupīvī, -cupītus | long for, covet |
| aliquis, -quid, indef. pron. | someone, any one, something, anything, some, any |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| lītus, lītoris, n. | shore |
| parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make ready, prepare |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |