καὶ ποταμοὺς τινας διαβάντες ἐν μεγίστῃ παρεγινόμεθα κώμῃ → and having crossed some rivers we reached a very large village
subs.
dearest: use P. and V. φίλτατος (rare P.).
a beloved one: P. and V. παιδικά, τά (Eur., Cycl. 584).