Paragraph 3 up to line 38 ('ardere') Flashcards
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incidebat
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was falling
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accederent
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they approached
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ambusti
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scorched
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vadum
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shallow water
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litora
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the sea shore
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ruina
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with debris
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obstantia
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blocking the way
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paulisper
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for a short time
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an
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(here) whether
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gubernatori
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to the helmsman
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monenti
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who was advising him
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ita
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so; such a thing
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Stabiis
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at Stabiae
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sinu medio
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by the intervening bay
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diremptus
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separated (from them)
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sensim
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gradually
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infunditur
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runs in; comes in; flows in
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circumactis curvatisque litoribus
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to the sweeping and curving shore
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nondum
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not yet
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valde
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very
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sarcinas
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luggage
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certus fugae
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resolved on flight; intent on fleeing
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resedisset
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were to subside; should subside
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invectus
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having sailed there
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secundissimo
with this very favourable wind
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amplectitur
embraces
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consolatur
cheers
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hortatur
encourages
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trepidantem
the trembling man
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leniret
calm; he might calm
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timorem
fear
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sua securitate
with/by his own composure
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aeque
equally
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latissimae
very broad; very wide
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relucebant
were blazing; were ablaze
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fulgor
glare
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claritas
brightness
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excitabatur
was/were being emphasised
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remedium formidinis
remedy for fear
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dictitabat
he kept saying
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trepidatione relictos desertasque
left and deserted in panic
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ardere
were on fire
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per solitudinem
throughout the abandoned area
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cinis
ash
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calidior et densior
hotter and thicker
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lapides nigri
black stones
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fracti igne
cracked by fire
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haesitat
he hesitates
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retro
back
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contrarius ventus
the contrary wind
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invectus
having sailed there
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eius
his/her/hers/its; of him/her/it
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ferri
to be carried
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recumbit
he reclined
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aut...aut
either...or
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hilaris
cheerful
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similis
pretending to be; seemingly
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interea
meanwhile
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pluribus
from more
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alta incendia
tall fires
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tenebris
the darkness
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in remedium formidinis
as a/in remedy for fear
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agrestium
country folk
