| A | B |
|---|
| abhinc tres dies | three days ago |
| a Gaio Cornelio | by Gaius Cornelius |
| qua de causa | for this reason |
| (Aurelia) emerat | had purchased (emo, ere) |
| (porcus) emptus erat | had been bought (emo, ere) |
| (cena) parari debet | should be prepared |
| (cibus) coquebatur | was being cooked |
| (mensa) allata erat | had been brought into/to (affero, afferre) |
| in parietibus | on the walls (of the room) |
| ad inferos | to the underworld |
| unum e candelabris casum evertit | accidentally overturned one of the lamp-stands |
| candelabrum in lectum deiectum est | the lamp-stand fell against a couch |
| effusum est oleum in strata | oil spilled onto the coverings |
| omnia Cornelii iussa facta sunt | all (of) Cornelius' orders (plural) were done |
| adveniebant convivae | the guests were arriving |
| complures clientes | several clients |
| (qui) invitati erant | had been invited |
| (cena) confecta erit | will have been finished |
| aberat nemo nisi | no one was missing except |
| (convivae) ducti sunt | were led |
| soleae depositae a servis ablatae sunt | the sandals were put aside and taken away by servants |
| (cenam) exspectabant | were waiting for/awaiting |
