| liber, librī m. | book; record |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| occupātus, -a, -um | busy, occupied, engaged |
| ideō (adv.) | for that reason, therefore |
| nōndum, adv. | not yet |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| aliōquī (adv.) | otherwise; in other respects |
| valdē, adv. | very, greatly |
| cupiō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus | desire, long for, wish |
| sed, conj. | but |
| reverentia, -ae f. | respect, modesty, shyness |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| littera, -ae f. | letter (of the alphabet); pl. letter, writing |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| scrīptum, -ī n. | something written; (pl.) writings, works |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus | take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| nisi, conj. | if not, unless |
| vacuus, -a, -um | empty |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| irreligiōsus, -a, -um | impious, irreverent |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| dīligentia, -ae, f. | care, diligence, industry |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| retractō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | handle again, touch again |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | prove, show; approve |
| aliquī, -qua, -quod, indef. pron. adj. | some, any |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| nimius, -a, -um | excessive, too great |
| cūra, -ae f. | care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern) |
| dēterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus | wear away, impair, weaken; prune, trim |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| ēmendō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | correct, make good, remove faults |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| recēns, -entis | recent, fresh |
| revocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | call back, recall |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| absolvō, -ere, -solvī, -solūtus | release, set free; acquit (of: gen.) |
| prior, prius | earlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front) |
| incohō (inchoō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus | begin, start |
| posterus, -a, -um | following, next |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| patior, patī, passus, bear | suffer, allow |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |