| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| splendidus, -a, -um | bright, magnificent |
| eques, equitis m. | horseman; (pl.) cavalry |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| ūsque, adv. | all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō |
| commūnis, -e | common, shared, public |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| peragō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum | carry through, complete |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| nūsquam, adv. | nowhere |
| compāreō, -ēre, -uī | appear, be visible; be present, be found |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| sī, conj. | if |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| aliquī, -qua, -quod, indef. pron. adj. | some, any |
| inquīsītiō, -ōnis f. | search, investigation, inquiry |
| vestīgium, -ī, n. | track, foot-print |
| indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductus | lead in or on, move, excite |
| vereor, -ērī, -itus | fear |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| frūstrā, adv. | in vain |
| suspicor, -spicārī, -spicātus | suspect |
| enim, conj. | for |
| tālis, -e | such |
| nesciō, -scīre, -scīvī | not know, be ignorant; nesciō quis, I know not who, some one or other (nesciō is thus used with other interrogative words also) |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| accidō, -cidere, -cidī | fall to or upon; befall, happen |
| quālis, -e | of what sort? what kind of? |
| aliquandō, adv. | at some time or other; finally, at length |
| mūniceps, -cipis m. | citizen of a municipium, townsman |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| ōrdō, ōrdinis, m. | arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order |
| impetrō, -petrāre, -petrāvī, -petrātus | gain one's end, obtain (a request) |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| quadrāgintā (indecl.) | forty |
| mīlle, indecl. adj. | a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands; |
| nummus, -ī, m. | coin |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| ōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | equip, adorn |
| dōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | give; present (someone with something) |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| posteā, adv. | after this, afterwards |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| exitus, -ūs m. | way out; outcome, end |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| intercipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptum | intercept, catch |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| an, conj. | or (in questions) |
| dubius, -a, -um | doubtful, uncertain |
| certē (adv.) | certainly, surely; at any rate |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron. | any one, anything |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| servus, -ī, m. | slave, servant |
| appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum | appear, come into view, show oneself |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| experior, -īrī, expertus sum | try, test, experience |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| accersō (arcessō), -ere, -īvī, -ītus | send for, summon, fetch |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| adulēscēns, -entis, m. | youth, young man |
| honestus, -a, -um | respected, honourable |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
| mīrus, -a, -um | wonderful, strange |
| sagācitās, -ātis f. | keenness of perception, shrewdness |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus | seek; ask, inquire |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| faveō, -ēre, fāvī, fautum (+ dat.) | favour, support |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come upon, find |
| quemadmodum (adv.) | how, in what way; just as |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |