| Question |
Answer |
| Ecce! |
Look! |
| puella |
(a/the) girl |
| nomine |
by name, called |
| quae |
who |
| habitat |
(he/she) lives,is living, does live |
| etiam |
also |
| villa |
country house |
| villa rustica |
country house and farm |
| ubi |
where |
| aestate |
in the summer |
| laeta |
happy |
| quod |
because |
| iam |
now |
| sub arbore |
under the tree |
| sedet |
(he/she) sits, is sitting,does sit |
| et |
and |
| legit |
(he/she) reads, is reading, does read |
| altera |
a second |
| vicina |
neighboring |
| dum |
while |
| scribit |
(he/she) writes, is writing, does write |
| Quis...? |
Who...? |
| Cur...? |
Why...? |
| Quid facit...? |
What is...doing? What does...do? |
| quoque |
also |
| sunt |
(they) are |
| amicae |
friends |
| hodie |
today |
| sed |
but |
| in agris |
in the fields |
| ambulant |
(they) walk, are walking, do walk |
| brevi tempore |
in a short time, soon |
| defessa |
tired |
| non iam |
no longer |
| strenua |
active, energetic |
| currit |
(she/he runs, is running, does run |
| tandem |
at last |
| ex agris |
from/out of the fields |
| ad villam rusticam |
to/toward the country house and farm |
| lente |
slowly |
| Quid faciunt...? |
What are...doing? What do...do? |
| eius |
her |
| villis |
country houses |
| saepe |
often |
| puer |
boy |
| qui |
who |
| eadem |
the same |
| in horto |
in the garden |
| clamant |
(they) shout |
| rident |
(they) laugh |
| vir |
man |
| servus |
slave |
| multi |
many |
| in villis rusticis |
in country houses |
| laborant |
(they) work |
| solus |
alone |
| iratus |
angry |
| subito |
suddenly |
| in piscinam |
into the fishpond |
| cadit |
falls |
| Abite, molesti! |
Go away, pests! |
| gemit |
groans |
| -ne |
indicates a yes or no question |
| Minime! |
No! |
| Ita vero! |
Yes! |
| femina |
woman |
| molestus |
troublesome, annoying |
| semper |
always |
| vexat |
annoys |
| igitur |
therefore |
| amat |
likes, loves |
| dormit |
sleeps |
| conspicit |
catches sight of |
| furtim |
stealthily |
| appropinquat |
approaches |
| ascendit |
climbs |
| magnus |
big, great |
| magna voce |
in a loud voice |
| auditt |
hears, listens to |
| videt |
sees |
| vox |
voice |
| terret |
frightens |
| sollicita |
anxious, worried |
| tum |
at that moment, then |
| Descende, Sexte! |
Come down, Sextus! |
| tu |
you (subject) |
| nihil |
nothing |
| te |
you (direct object) |
| Cave! |
Be careful! |
| ramus |
branch |
| infirmus |
weak, shaky |
| fragor |
crash, noise |
| Qualis...? |
What sort of...? |
| Quo...? |
Where...to? |
| pictura |
picture |
| si |
if |
| dies |
day |
| calidus |
warm |
| in silvam |
into the woods |
| ibi |
there |
| rivus |
stream |
| frigidus |
cool, cold |
| errant |
wander |
| prope |
near |
| vult |
wishes, wants |
| ignavus |
cowardly, lazy |
| respondet |
replies |
| neque...neque... |
neither...nor... |
| temerarius |
rash, reckless, bold |
| lubus |
wolf |
| perterritus |
frightened, terrified |
| statim |
immediately |
| Ferte auxilium! |
Bring help! Help! |
| ubi |
when |
| clamor |
shout |
| ad puellas |
toward the girls |
| eos |
them |
| eum |
him |
| petit |
looks for, seeks |
| arripit |
grabs hold of, snatches |
| repellit |
drives off |
| e silva |
out of the woods |
| salvae |
safe |
| adveniunt |
(they) reach, arrive (at) |
| Quem...? |
Whom...? |
| ego |
I |
| volo |
I wish, want |
| nolo |
I do not wish, want |
| Paras |
you prepare, get ready |
| potest |
is able, can |
| exire |
to go out |
| nondum |
not yet |
| lucet |
it is light, it is day |
| surgit |
gets up, rises |
| per villam |
through the country house |
| pater |
father |
| mater |
motherr |
| etiam |
also, even |
| neque |
and...not |
| tamen |
however |
| ancilla |
slave-woman |
| omnes |
all |
| observat |
watches |
| purgat |
cleans |
| cibus |
food |
| coquere |
to cook |
| mox |
soon, presently |
| stenue |
strenuously, hard |
| aqua |
water |
| portant |
carry |
| reprehendit |
blames, scolds |
| docet |
teaches |
| curare |
to look after, take care of |
| lanam trahunt |
spin wool |
| omnia quae |
everything that |
| adiuvare |
to help |
| ipsa |
she herself |
| nunc |
now |
| necesse est |
it is necessary |
| Qui...? |
Who...? (plural) |
| occupatus |
busy |
| laborantes |
working |
| spectant |
watch, look at |
| nuntius |
messenger |
| venit |
comes |
| salutat |
greets |
| Salve! |
Greetings! Hello! |
| inquit |
says |
| meus |
my |
| ducit |
leads, takes |
| tradit |
hands over |
| Eheu! |
Alas! |
| princeps |
emperor |
| ad urbem |
to the city |
| revocat |
recalls |
| consulere |
to consult |
| redire |
to return |
| Eugepae! |
Hurray! |
| ire |
to go |
| Quos...? |
Whom...? (plural) |
| iam |
now, already |
| Age!/Agite! |
Come on! |
| vos |
you (plural) |
| nos |
we, us |
| excitare |
to rouse, wake (someone) up |
| intrat |
enters |
| cubiculum |
room, bedroom |
| tempus |
time |
| deinde |
then, next |
| celeriter |
quickly |
| induit |
puts on |
| iterum |
again, a second time |
| mihi |
for me |
| sua |
her own |
| nemo |
no one |
| nulli |
no |
| ianitor |
doorkeeper |
| ad ianuam |
at the door |
| tacite |
silently |
| temptat |
tries |
| semisomna |
half-asleep |
| hic |
here |
| Tace! |
Be quiet! |
| Noli...excitare! |
Don't wake...up! |
| mecum |
with me |
| misera |
unhappy, miserable |
| nobis |
for us |
| discedere |
to go away |
| tuus |
your (sing.) |
| vos omnes |
all of you |
| simul |
together |
| nescie |
I do not know |
| secunda hora |
at the second hour |
| lacrimat |
weeps |
| O me miseram! |
Poor me! |
| manere |
to remain, stay |
| Vale! |
Goodbye! |
| mitte |
send |
| promittis |
you promise |
| complexu |
in an embrace |
| tenet |
holds |
| lacrimans |
weeping |
| abit |
goes away |
| festinat |
hurries |
| alii...alii... |
some...others... |
| interea |
meanwhile |
| gerit |
wears |
| iubet |
orders |
| alius |
another, other |
| cista |
trunk, chest |
| ponere |
to put, place |
| in itinere |
on a journey |
| liberi |
children |
| gerere solent |
(they) are accustomed to wear(ing), usually wear |
| ipse |
himself |
| stat |
stands |
| via |
road |
| baculum |
stick |
| habet |
holds |
| scelestus |
wicked |
| cras |
tomorrow |
| incitat |
spurs on, urges on |
| raeda |
carriage |
| servus quidam |
a certain slave |
| iacit |
throws |
| paratus |
ready |
| raedarius |
coachman |
| equus |
horse |
| Ubi...? |
Where...? |
| eo ipso tempore |
at that very moment |
| dicere |
to say |
| ducere |
to lead, take, bring |
| facere |
to make, do |
| ferre |
to bring, carry |
| Via Appia |
The Appian Way |
| vilicus |
overseer, farm manager |
| dominus |
master |
| abesse |
to be away, absent |
| area |
open space, area |
| plenus |
full |
| quamquam |
although |
| mussare |
to mutter |
| verberare |
to beat |
| id quod |
that which, what |
| ira |
anger |
| illa nocte |
that night |
| effugere |
to flee, run away, escape |
| impedire |
to hinder |
| se celare |
to hide (himself) |
| porta |
gate |
| excipiunt |
welcome |
| adhuc |
still |
| timet |
fears, is afraid |
| invenire |
to find |
| bonus |
good |
| convocare |
to call together |
| rogare |
to ask |
| vinea |
vineyard |
| fossa |
ditch |
| canis |
dog |
| olfacere |
to catch the scent of, smell |
| cum |
with |
| latrare |
to bark |
| vestigia |
tracks, footprints, traces |
| immobilis |
motionless |
| tunica |
by the tunic |
| trahere |
to drag |
| in fronte litteras inurere |
to brand the letters on his forehead |
| iter |
journey |
| iter faciebant |
were traveling |
| tribus diebus |
in three days |
| volebat |
wanted |
| identidem |
again and again |
| iubebat |
ordered, kept ordering |
| virga |
stick, switch |
| verberabat |
kept beating, whipping |
| ibant |
were going |
| rusticus |
peasant |
| septimus |
seventh |
| erat |
was |
| quiescebant |
were resting |
| pedis |
foot |
| vehicula |
vehicle |
| auriga |
charioteer |
| magno risu |
with a loud laugh |
| fatuus |
stupid |
| tabellarius |
courier |
| civis |
citizen |
| praeclarus |
distinguished |
| ab |
from |
| partis |
part |
| Quam...! |
How...! |
| ferociter |
fiercely |
| Cave! |
Watch out for...! |
| vitare |
to avoid |