# Connecting Statement:

The fierce storm continues.

# When the fourteenth night had come

The ordinal number "fourteenth" can be translated as "fourteen" or "14." Alternate translation: "After 14 days since the storm started, that night" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])

# as we were driven this way and that

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as the wind blew us back and forth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# the Adriatic Sea

This is the sea between Italy and Greece. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])