A Latin Reader

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Sabīnī, ‑ōrum m. the Sabines.

Sabīnus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of the Sabines, Sabine.

sac­ri­fi­ci­um, sac­ri­ficī n. sacrifice.

saecu­lum, ‑ī n. generation.

saepe adv. often.

saepiō, saepīre, saep­sī, saep­tus v. hedge about, surround.

sae­viō, saevīre, saevīvī, saevī­tus v. be fierce, be cru­el, rage.

saevi­tia, ‑ae f. cru­el­ty, harsh­ness, feroc­i­ty, violence.

sae­vus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sav­age, fierce.

sagīnō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. fat­ten, feed generously.

sagit­ta, ‑ae f. arrow.

sagit­tārius, sagit­tārī m. an archer; the Archer (a con­stel­la­tion).

Salīnā­tor, Salīnātōris m. a fam­i­ly name.

salūber, salūbris, salūbre v. health­ful, wholesome.

salūs, salūtis f. wel­fare, safety.

saiūtātiō, salūtātiō­nis f. greeting.

sānc­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sacred, holy.

san­guis, san­gui­nis m. blood.

saniēs, ‑ēī f. bloody matter.

sānus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sound, sane.

sapiēns, sapi­en­tis adj. wise, discreet.

sapiō, sapere, sapīvī or sapiī,

— v. have good sense, be wise, have good taste.

sarci­nae, ‑ārum f. packs, bun­dles of baggage.

satis adv. enough, sufficiently.

Sat­ur­nus, ‑ī m. an ancient Latin god of agri­cul­ture; a planet.

saucius, ‑a, ‑um adj. wounded.

sax­um, ‑ī n. a rock; the Tarpeian rock.

Scaevola, ‑ae m. a fam­i­ly name.

scelus, sceleris n. evil deed, crime, wickedness.

sciō, scīre, scīvī, scī­tus v. know.

scor­piō, scor­piō­nis m. a scorpion.

scor­pius, scor­pī m. a scor­pi­on; the Scor­pi­on (a con­stel­la­tion).

scrī­ba, ‑ae m. sec­re­tary, clerk, scribe.

scrībō, scribere, scrīp­sī, scrīp­tus v. write.

sēcrētō adv. secret­ly, privately.

sec­tā­tor, sec­tātōris m. fol­low­er, hear­er, pupil.

sēcum = cum sē.

secun­dus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sec­ond, the second.

sēcūrus, ‑a, ‑um (sē, with­out, and cūra, anx­i­ety), with­out anx­i­ety, uncon­cerned, at ease regarding.

secus prep. with acc. near, along.

sed conj. but.

sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, ses­sus v. sit.

sēdēs, sēdis (cf. sedeō, sit) f. seat, abode, dwelling place.

sēdīle, sēdīlis (sedeō, sit) n. chair, stool, seat.

seges, segetis f. a field, grain field; grain, crop.

sel­la, ‑ae f. seat, chair.

sēmen, sēmin­is n. seed.

sēmen­tis, sēmen­tis (sēmen, seed) f. sow­ing, plant­i­ng, grow­ing crop, grain.

sēmi­ta, ‑ae f. way, path.

sem­per adv. always, ever.

sem­piter­nus, ‑a, ‑um adj. eter­nal, everlasting.

senā­tus, ‑ūs m. the senate.

senec­tūs, senec­tūtis f. old age.

senex, senis m. old man, old.

sēn­sim adv. grad­u­al­ly, slow­ly, lit­tle by little.

sēn­sus, ‑ūs m. feel­ing; reasoning.

sen­ten­tia, ‑ae f. opin­ion, view;

mean­ing, pur­port, sense.

sen­tiō, sen­tīre, sēn­sī, sēn­sus v. per­ceive by the sens­es, see, feel, notice.

septem adj. seven.

septen­triō, septen­triō­nis m. the Great Bear; the North.

sepul­chrum, ‑ī n. tomb, sepulcher.

sequor, sequī, secū­tus v. fol­low, pursue.

serēnō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. calm, com­fort, soothe.

serēnus, ‑a, ‑um adj. calm, undis­turbed, peaceful.

ser­mō­ci­nor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus (ser­mō, con­ver­sa­tion) v. talk, converse.

serus, ‑a, ‑um adj. late, too late.

serviō, servīre, servīvī, servī­tus v. be a slave to, serve.

servi­tium, servitī n. serf­dom, slav­ery, dependence.

servitūs, servitūtis f. slav­ery, serfdom.

servō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. save, pre­serve, keep.

servus, ‑ī m. slave.

ses­ter­tium, ses­tertī n. a thou­sand sesterces.

sevērē adv. stern­ly, strict­ly, gravely.

Sex­tus, ‑ī m. son of Tar­quinius Superbus.

sī conj. if, whether.

sīc adv. so, thus, in this manner.

sic­cō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. dry.

sic­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. dry; in sic­cō, in a dry place.

Sicil­ia, ‑ae f. Sicily.

sīdus, sīderis n. star, constellation.

sīgnum, ‑ī, n. sig­nal, token; con­stel­la­tion, star.

silen­tium, silen­tī n. silence.

sil­va, ‑ae f. for­est, wood.

Sil­via, ‑ae f. see Rhea.

Sil­vius, Sil­vī m. king of Alba.

sim­ilis, sim­i­le adj. like, similar.

simul adv. at the same time; together.

sīn conj. but if.

sine prep. with abl. with­out.

sin­gulī, ‑ae, ‑a, dis­trib. num., one at a time, one by one; one each; sin­gle, separate.

sin­is­ter, sin­is­tra, sin­istrum adj. left, on the left.

sistō, sis­tere, stitī, sta­tus v. stay, check.

sitis, sitis f. thirst.

soci­etās, soci­etātis f. alliance, partnership.

socius, socī m. asso­ciate, com­rade, companion.

sōl, sōlis m. the sun.

sōlā­ci­um, sōlācī (sōlor, com­fort) n. com­fort, solace, consolation.

soleō, solēre, soli­tus sum (semi-depo­nent) v. be accus­tomed, be wont.

sōl­itūdō, sōl­itū­di­nis f. lone­ly place, loneliness.

sōl­sti­tiālis, sōl­sti­tiāle adj. of summer.

sōl­sti­tium, sōl­stitī n. a stand­ing still of the sun; solstice.

sōlum adv. only; nōn sōlum, not only.

sōlus, ‑a, ‑um adj. alone, only, sole.

solvō, sol­vere, solvī, solu­tus v. free, acquit, open.

soni­tus, ‑ūs m. a sound, noise.

sonō, sonāre, sonuī, soni­tus v. sound, speak.

soror, sorōris f. sister.

spargō, sparg­ere, sparsī, spar­sus v. scat­ter, strew, sprinkle.

Spar­tiā­tae, ‑ārum m. the Spartans.

spatium, spatī n. space, dis­tance, period.

speciō­sus, ‑a, ‑um adj. showy; plau­si­ble, specious.

spec­tācu­lum, ‑ī n. sight; show, spectacle.

spec­tā­tor, spec­tātōris m. onlook­er, spec­ta­tor, beholder.

spec­tō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (freq. of speciō, look) v. look on, behold.

specus, ‑ūs, m. and f. cave, cav­ern, den.

spēs, speī f. hope, expectation.

spīri­tus, ‑ūs m. breath; mind, spirit.

spis­sus, ‑a, ‑um adj. thick.

spon­deō, spondēre, spo­pondī, spōn­sus v. promise.

sponte (abl. of spōns, which is not found) f. of one’s own accord.

Spurius, Spurī m. a Roman praenomen.

sta­di­um, stadī n. a dis­tance of 125 Roman paces; a race course a sta­di­um in length.

sta­tim adv. at once, immediately.

sta­tiō, sta­tiō­nis f. post, posi­tion; guard.

stat­ua, ‑ae f. image, statue.

statuō, stat­uere, statuī, statū­tus v. decide, deter­mine, make­up one’s mind.

stel­la, ‑ae f. a star.

ster­ilis, ster­ile adj. bar­ren, unfruit­ful, sterile.

sternō, sternere, strāvī, strā­tus v. scatter.

stil­lō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. drop, drip, trickle.

stim­ulō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. goad, rouse, spur, incite.

stīpendi­um, stīpendī n. pay.

stirps, stir­pis f. root of a tree, splinter.

stō, stāre, stetī, statūrus v. stand, stand still; stop.

strēnu­us, ‑a, ‑um adj. active, ready, brave.

strī­dor, strīdōris m. roar, bellow.

stul­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. fool­ish, sil­ly; of no val­ue; stultī, the foolish.

suādeō, suādēre, suāsī, suāsūrus v. advise, urge.

suāviter adv. pleas­ant­ly, sweetly.

sub prep. with abl. under.

sub­dūcō, sub­dūcere, sub­dūxī, sub­duc­tus (dūcō, lead) v. lead away, with­draw, remove.

subeō, sub­īre, subiī, subi­tus (eō, go) v. go under, under­go; take up, assume; withdraw.

sub­gerō, sub­gerere, sub­gessī, sub­ges­tus (gerō, car­ry) v. bring near, give, present.

subi­aceō, subi­acēre, subi­acuī, — (iaceō, lie) v. lie under, lie below.

subitō adv. sud­den­ly, quick­ly, at once.

subi­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sud­den, unexpected.

sub­li­cius, ‑a, ‑um adj. rest­ing on piles; pōns sub­li­cius, the pile bridge.

sub­līmis, sub­līme adj. on high.

sub­mergō, sub­merg­ere, sub­mer­sī, sub­mer­sus (mergō, immerse) v. plunge under, sink.

sub­rīdeō, sub­rīdēre, sub­rīsī, sub­rī­sus (rīdeō, laugh) v. smile.

sub­se­quor, sub­se­quī, sub­secū­tus (sequor, fol­low) v. fol­low closely.

sub­sīdō, sub­sīdere, sub­sēdī, sub- ses­sus v. sink, settle.

sub­sil­iō, sub­silīre, sub­siluī, — (salīo, leap) v. leap up, jump.

sub­volō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (volō, fly) v. fly up, fly away.

suc­cēdō, suc­cēdere, suc­cessī, suc- cessūrus (sub and cēdō, go) v. come up; take the place of, succeed.

suc­cur­rō, suc­cur­rere, suc­cur­rī, suc­cursūrus (sub and cur­rō, run) v. come to the assis­tance of, aid, help, succor.

suf­frāgium, suf­frāgī n. bal­lot, vote; appro­ba­tion, approval.

suī, sibi, sē or sēsē reflex. pron. him­self, her­self, itself, them­selves (to be trans­lat­ed accord­ing to the gen­der and num­ber of the per­son or thing referred to, usu­al­ly the sub­ject of the clause).

sul­cus, ‑ī m. trench, furrow.

sum, esse, fuī, futūrus v. be, exist.

sum­ma, ‑ae f. sum, amount.

sum­mus superl. of supe­ri­or.

super prep. with abl. over; about, con­cern­ing; with acc. over, upon.

super­bē adv. arro­gant­ly, haughtily.

super­bia, ‑ae f. pride, arro­gance, haughtiness.

Superī, ‑ōrum m. those above, the gods.

super­in­cidō, super­in­cidere,—, — v. fall from above, fall on.

supe­ri­or, superius (cf. super), comp. adj. high­er, upper; supe­ri­or; for­mer, ear­li­er; superl., sum­mus, high­est, great­est, utmost; ad sum­mum, to the top.

superō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. over­come, con­quer; sur­pass, excel.

super­stes, super­sti­tis adj. sur­viv­ing, remain­ing alive, living.

super­sum, super­esse, super­fui, super­futūrus v. sur­vive, be left.

sup­pli­ci­um, sup­plicī n. pun­ish­ment, torture.

surgō, surg­ere, sur­rēxī, — v. rise.

sus­cip­iō, suscipere, suscēpī, sus­cep­tus (sus (equals sub) and capiō, take) v. take up, undertake.

sustineō, sustinēre, sustin­uī, sus­ten­tus (sus (equals sub) and teneō, hold) v. hold up, hold, car­ry; bear, endure; wear.

suus, ‑a, ‑um adj. poss. pron his, her, its, their (trans­lat­ed accord­ing to the gen­der and num­ber of the pos­ses­sor, which is usu­al­ly the sub­ject of the clause).

Sybaris, ‑is f. a city of South­ern Italy famous for lux­u­ry and high living.

Sybarī­ta, ‑ae m. an inhab­i­tant of Sybaris, a Sybarite.

Sybarītānus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of Sybaris.