| pāreō, -ēre, -uī | obey |
| collēga, -ae m. | colleague, fellow official |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| īnfirmitās, -ātis f. | weakness; fickleness |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| cōnsulō, -ere, -uī, -tus | consult |
| nam, conj. | for |
| hūc, adv. | to this place, hither |
| tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctus | cover |
| vehiculum, -ī n. | vehicle, carriage |
| undique, adv. | from or on all sides |
| inclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus | shut up in, inclose, imprison |
| quasi, conj. | as if |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| cubiculum, -ī, n. | bedroom |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| hīc, adv. | here; hereupon |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| stilus, -ī m. | a pointed stake, a caltrop set in the ground against attackers |
| modo, adv. | only |
| vērum (conj.) | but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| lēctiō, -ōnis f. | a reading; reading aloud; a choosing, selection |
| difficulter (adv.) | with difficulty |
| sed, conj. | but |
| abstineō, -ēre, abstinuī, abstentum | keep away, hold back (from) |
| sōlus, -a, -um | alone |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| auris, -is, f. | ear |
| studeō, -ēre, -uī | be eager, give attention, apply oneself |
| obdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum | draw across, extend |
| vēlum, -ī n. | sail |
| opācus, -a, -um | shady, dark |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| obscūrus, -a, -um | dark |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| cryptoporticus, -ūs f. | covered gallery, enclosed colonnade |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| adoperiō, -īre, -operuī, -opertus | cover over |
| īnferus, -a, -um; comp. īnferior | below, lower; īnferior pars: the part downstream |
| fenestra, -ae f. | window, opening |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| umbra, -ae, f. | shadow, shade |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| lūmen, -minis, n. | light |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| paulātim (adv.) | little by little, gradually |
| lūx, lūcis, f. | light |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| condīscō, -ere, -didicī | learn thoroughly, learn by practice |
| balineum (balneum), -ī n. | bath, bathroom |
| assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take up, receive; take to oneself |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| prōsum, prōdesse, prōfuī | be of advantage, profit, avail, assist |
| vīnum, -ī, n. | wine |
| noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.) | harm, hurt |
| parcē (adv.) | sparingly, frugally |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| assuēscō, -ere, -suēvī, -suētus | become accustomed, get used to |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| custōs, -ōdis m. | guard |
| adsum, adesse, adfuī | be present, be at hand |
| gallīna, -ae f. | hen |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| satis, adv. | enough, sufficiently |
| ācer, ācris, ācre | sharp, shrill |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| adhūc, adv. | to this point, up to this time, yet, still |
| lippus, -a, -um | with sore or running eyes, bleary-eyed |
| pinguis, -e | fat |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |