Ecce Romani Chaps. 15-19

Ecce Romani vol. I, chap. 15-19 vocabulary

exspectō, exspectāre

to look out for

longus, -a, -um

long

diū

adv. for a long time

appāreō, appārēre

to appear

rota, -ae, f.

wheel

procul

adv. in the distance, far off

nūbēs, nūbis, gen. pl. nūbium, f.

cloud

pulvis, pulveris, m.

dust

plaustrum, -ī, n.

wagon, cart

onus, oneris, n.

load, burden

tardus, -a, -um

slow

illud

that

praetereā

adv. besides

bōs, bovis, m/f.

ox

fortasse

adv. perhaps

quattuor

four

duae

two

tantum

only

Neāpolim

to Naples

praetereō, praeterīre

irreg. to go past

nōnus, -a, -um

ninth

Sextum taedēbat

it bored Sextus

aperiō, aperīre

to open

pila, -ae

f., ball

Vīsne…?

Do you want…?

lūdō, lūdere

to play

pilā lūdere

to play ball

eam

her, it

excipiō, excipere

to welcome, receive, catch

alter…alterum

the one…the other

iocus, -ī

m., joke, prank

per iocum

as a prank

feriō, ferīre

to hit, strike

vertō, vertere

to turn

cārissimus, -a, -um

dearest

animus, -ī

m., mind

in animō habēre

to intend

apud

prep. + acc., at the house of, with

relinquō, relinquere

to leave behind

itaque

adv., and so, therefore

hospes, hopitis

m./f., host, guest, friend

dē

prep. + abl., down from, concerning, about

illa

she

ut

conj., as

sciō, scīre

to know

mortuus, -a, -um

dead

nōbīscum = cum nōbīs

with us

ūndecimus, a, um

eleventh

caelum, -ī, n

sky

adversperascit, adversperascere

it gets dark

aedificium, -ī n

building

caupōna, -ae, f

inn

pernocto, pernoctāre

to spend the night

caupō, caupōnis, m

innkeeper

periculōsus, -a, -um

dangerous

Graecus, a, um

Greek

custodiō, custodīre

to guard

praecurrō, praecurrere

to run ahead

homō, hominis

m., man, person

sē praecipitant

(they) hurl themselves, rush

fugiō, fugere

to flee

manus, manūs

f., hand

hī canēs

these dogs

modo

adv., only

cauda, -ae

f., tail

appāruit

(he) appeared

obēsus, -a, -um

fat

revocāvit

(he) called back

pernoctāvērunt

(they) have spent the night

ōlim

adv., once (upon a time)

lēgātus, -ī

m., envoy

Quid agis?

How are you?

Mehercule!

By Hercules! Goodness me!

Nisi errō

Unless I am mistaken

agnōscō, agnōscere

to Recognize

doleō, dolēre

To be sad

volō, velle

to wish, want, be willing

nōlō, nolle

to be unwilling, not wish

ferō, ferre

to bring, carry

eō, īre

to go

cēna, -ae, f.

dinner

lectus, -ī, m.

bed

sordidus, -a, -um

dirty

tibi

to/for you (sing.)

vōbīs

to/for you (pl.)

valdē

adv., very, very much, exceedingly

intrāvērunt

(they) entered

cēnō, cēnāre, cēnāvī

to dine, eat dinner

explicō, explicāre, explicāvī

to explain

ēsuriō, ēsurīre, ēsurīvī

to be hungry

eō, īre, īvī

to go

cubitum īre

to go to bed

melior

better

rem explicāre

to explain the situation

vigilō, vigilāre, vigilāvī

to stay awake

iussit

(he) ordered

dūxit

(he) led

hic lectus

this bed

Cornēliō

for Cornelius

iērunt

they went