Plint 6.20 sections 9, 10, 11, 12 all vocab

Praeterea

besides, moreover (adv)

mare

sea

in

in, into

se

themselves

resorberi

to be sucked back

et

and (conj)

tremore

by the tremor

terrae

of the earth

quasi

as if (conj)

repelli

to be driven back

videbamus

we saw

Certe

certainly (adv)

processerat

had advanced

litus

the shore

multaque

and many things

animalia

animals

maris

of the sea

siccis

dry

harenis

sands

detinebat

was holding back

Ab

from

altero

the other

latere

side

nubes

cloud

atra

black

et

and (conj)

horrenda

dreadful

ignei

of the fiery

spiritus

spirit, blast

tortis

twisted

vibratisque

and shaken

discursibus

movements, flashes

rupta

having burst

in

into

longas

long

flammarum

of flames

figuras

shapes

dehiscebat

was gaping open

fulguribus

lightning bolts

illae

they

et

and (conj)

similes

similar

et

and (conj)

maiores

greater

erant

were

Tum

then (adv)

vero

indeed (adv)

idem

the same

ille

he

ex

from

Hispania

Spain

amicus

friend

acrius

more keenly (adv)

et

and (conj)

instantius

more insistently (adv)

Si

if (conj)

frater

brother

inquit

he said

tuus

your

tuus

your

avunculus

uncle

vivit

is alive

vult

wants

esse

to be

vos

you (pl.)

salvos

safe

si

if (conj)

periit

has died

superstites

survivors

voluit

he wished

Proinde

therefore (adv)

quid

why / what

cessatis

do you delay

evadere

to escape

Respondimus

we replied

non

not (adv)

commissuros

about to allow

nos

we

ut

that (conj)

de

about, concerning

salute

safety

illius

of him

incerti

uncertain

nostrae

our

consuleremus

we should consider

Non

not (adv)

moratus

having delayed

ultra

further (adv)

proripit

he rushes forward

se

himself

effusoque

and unrestrained

cursu

in a run

periculo

from danger

aufertur

is carried off / escapes

Nec

and not (conj)

multo

much

post

after (adv)

illa

that

nubes

cloud

descendere

to descend