Pliny Vesuvius 16-24

cinis, cineris n

ashes

incido, incidere, incidi, incasus

fall upon

prope, propius, proxime

near

accedo, accedere, accessi, accessus

approach

calidus, a, um

warm

densus, a, um

thick

pumex, pumicis m

pumice stone

amburo, amburere, ambussi, ambustus

burn up

frango, frangere, fregi, fractus

break

ignis, ignis m

fire

lapis, lapidis m

stone

vadum, vadi n

shallow place

subeo, subire, subivi(ii), subitus

come immediately after

ruina, ruinae f

debris

mons, montis m

mountain

litus, litoris n

shore

obsto, obstare, obstiti (used with dative)

block the way

cunctor, cunctari, cunctatus sum

delay

paulum

little (amount)

retro

backwards

gubernator, gubernatoris m

helmsman

fortis, is, e

brave

iuvo, iuvare, iuvi, iutus

help

peto, petere, petivi, petitus

seek

dirimo, dirimere, diremi, diremptus

cut off, separate

sinus, sinus m

bay

medius, a, um

middle of

sensim

gradually

circumago, circumagere, circumegi, circumactus

turn, move in a circle

curvo, curvare, curavi, curvatus

curve

mare, maris n

sea

infundo, infundere, infudi, infusus

flood

quamquam

though, although

nondum

not yet

periculum, periculi, n.

danger

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi, appropinquatus

approach

conspicuus, conspicua, conspicuum

visible

cresco, crescere, crevi, cretus

thrive

proximus, a, um

near

sarcina, sarcinae f

baggage

confero, conferre, contuli, collatus

discuss

navis, navis f

ship

certus, certa, certum

settled

contrarius, contrarii m

opponent

resideo, residere, resedi, resessus

fall

secundus, a, um

next, following

inveho, invehere, invexi, invectus

carry in

complecto, complectere, complecti, complexus

embrace

trepido, trepidare, trepidavi, trepidatus

tremble

consolo, consolare, consolavi, consolatus

comfort

hortor, hortari, hortatus sum

encourage

timor, timoris m

fear

securitas, securitatis f

safety

lenio, lenire, lenivi, lenitus

soothe

defero, deferre, detuli, delatus

carry down

balineum, balinei n

bathroom

lavo, lavare, lavi, lotus

bathe

accubo, accubare, accubui, accubitus

recline

ceno, cenare, cenavi, cenatus

eat

hilaris, is, e

cheerful