# Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 2, Stage 14 # by Ed Phinney et al, ISBN 052134381X # Version 1.0 by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) ōrnātrix : hairdresser dīmittere : send away, dismiss crūdēlis : cruel amīca : friend relinquere : leave levis : changeable, inconsistent fortūnātus : lucky etiam : even ab urbe : from the city tū ipse : you yourself pretium : price libenter : gladly ēlegāns : tasteful, elegant hiems : winter appropinquāre : approach hiemāre : spend the winter commodus : convenient mātrōna : lady decōrus : right, proper novem : nine lacrimāns : weeping, crying anus : old woman quid vīs? : What do you want? diū : for a long time necesse : necessary hoc mandāvit : has given this order familiāris : relative domina ipsa : the mistress herself verrere : sweep scōpae : broom lentē : slowly nihil sordidum : no dirty jobs lacrimīs sē trādidit : burst into tears miserrima : very miserable, very sad diūtius : any longer nōlī lacrimāre : don’t cry pūrus : clean, spotless mel : honey ōsculum : kiss ērubēscēns : blushing ornāre : decorate urna : bucket, jar, jug vix : hardly, scarcely sōla : alone, on her own nitidus : gleaming, brilliant vōx : voice dēmōnstrāre : point out, show bene : well nam : for inēlegāns : unattractive id : it urbānus : fashionable, sophisticated armārium : chest, cupboard aēnea : made of bronze candēlābrum : lamp-stand, candelabrum aureus : golden, made of gold age! : come on! īre : to go mī Salvī! : my dear Salvius! heus! : hey! cārissime : dearest aliquid : something cēdere : give in, give way nūper : recently convenīre : meet tot : so many cōmis : courteous, friendly paucī : a few mīlitāre : be a soldier cognōscere : get to know mīles : soldier in eō : in it num tū ... extrāxistī? : surely you did not take? prō dī immortālēs! : heavens above! ō mē miserum! : Oh wretched me! Oh dear! expectātus : welcome modicam : ordinary, little ostrea : oyster garum : sauce clādēs : disaster terribilis : terrible interpellāre : interrupt tantam : so great, such a great commemorāre : talk about sē convertere : turn ōrnātus : elaborately furnished, decorated ēlegantius : more elegant tripodes : tripods argenteus : made of silver vestīre : dress ferre : bring aula : palace arca : strong-box, chest cellārius : steward importāre : import aurāta : gilded, gold-plated nōn dēbes : you shouldn’t, mustn’t antīquus : old, ancient apud : among, at the house of attonitus : astonished cotīdiē : every day dēleō, dēlēre, dēlēvī : destroy deus : god dictō, dictāre, dictāvī : dictate difficilis : difficult dīligenter : carefully domina : lady (of the house), mistress dōnum : present, gift familiāris : relative, relation fidēlis : faithful, loyal ipse, ipsa : himself, herself iste : that lavō, lavāre, lāvī : wash marītus : husband nōbilis : noble, of noble birth num? : surely ... not? pretiōsus : expensive, precious quam : how quamquam : although -que : and rēx : king sella : chair ubi : when # end