| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| absentia, -ae f. | absence |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| mediocriter (adv.) | moderately (nōn mediocriter: greatly) |
| afficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectum | affect, afflict |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| sōlācium, -ī n. | comfort, consolation |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| libellus, -ī m. | little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| saepe, adv. | often, frequently |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| vestīgium, -ī, n. | track, foot-print |
| collocō (conlocō), -āre, -āvī, -ātum | place, station; give in marriage |
| grātus, -a, -um | pleasing, grateful |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus | look for, ask after; need |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| fōmentum, -ī n. | warm compress, poultice; soothing remedy, relief |
| acquiēscō, -ere, -quiēvī | rest; find peace; die |
| invicem (adv.) | in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| lēctitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | read often, read eagerly; read again and again |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| identidem (adv.) | again and again |
| manus, -ūs, f. | hand |
| quasi, conj. | as if |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus | take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment |
| sed, conj. | but |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| dēsīderium, -ī, n. | desire, longing |
| accendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsus | kindle, light |
| nam, conj. | for |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| litterae, -ārum f. pl. | letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| suāvitās, -ātis f. | sweetness, pleasantness (odor suāvitātis: a pleasing smell) |
| sermō, -ōnis, m. | conversation, talk, speech |
| quantum, adv. | how much? how? |
| dulcēdō, -inis, f. | sweetness |
| īnsum, inesse, īnfuī | be in, be present in (dat.) |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| frequenter (adv.) | often, frequently |
| licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers. | is lawful or permitted |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| dēlectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | please, delight; passive: enjoy, take pleasure in |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortus | turn |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |