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400
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
all
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
Assembly
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
atrocity
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
barbarians
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
Berne
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
camera
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
Canton
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From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
civilisation
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
committed
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
consultation
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
D
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
days
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
envisaging
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
Errues
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From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
eruption
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
faces
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
feared
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
Federal
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
flashed
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
Followed
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
FORBIDDENadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
FOREST
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
German
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
haggard
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
heart-breaking
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
Hun
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
instantly
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
joint
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
laid
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
land
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
Les
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From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
members
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
more
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
naked
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
nation
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
National
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
near
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
news
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
night
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
overwhelmed
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
pass
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
reckoning
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From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
remembered
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From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
repetition
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
Republic
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
sat
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
savages
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
see
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
separate
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
session
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
seven
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
States
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
suppressed
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
Swiss
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
ten
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And even more than that they feared the terrible reckoning with the nation and with civilisation when war laid naked the heart-breaking secret of the Forbidden Forest of Les Errues.
territory
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From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
valley
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
very
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
vomited
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From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
war
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From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN FOREST When the news of a Hun atrocity committed on Swiss territory was flashed to Berne, the Federal Assembly instantly suppressed it and went into secret session.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For war between the Swiss Republic and the Hun seemed very, very near during that ten days in Berne, and neither the National Council nor the Council of the States in joint and in separate consultation could see anything except a dreadful repetition of that eruption of barbarians which had overwhelmed the land in 400 A. D. till every pass and valley vomited German savages.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Followed another session, in camera, of the Federal Council, whose seven members sat all night long envisaging war with haggard faces.
worse
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From this reading And something worse than war when they remembered the Forbidden Forest and the phantom Canton of Les Errues.
