Pliny Vesuvius 4-8

ferē (adv.)

almost

speciēs, speciēī, f.

appearance, aspect

ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum (+ abl)

to use

poscō, poscere, poposcī

to demand

conspiciō, conspicere, conspexī, conspectum

to see, catch sight of

tueor, tuērī, tūtus sum

to observe, look at

orior, orīrī, ortus sum

to rise

cognoscō, cognoscere, cognōvī, cognitum

to learn, recognize

similitūdō, similitūdinis, f.

likeness, similarity

arbor, arboris, f.

tree

velut

just as, like

ramus, ramī, m.

branch

fundō, fundere, fūdī, fūsum

to pour, scatter

quia

because

-ve (enclitic)

or

noscō, noscere, nōvī, nōtum

to know, find out

mālō, mālle, māluī

to prefer

forte (adv.)

by chance

iaceō, iacēre, iacuī

to lie, be lying down

discrīmen, discrīminis, n.

crisis, danger

tantus, tanta, tantum

so great, so big