Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter V

By Hezekiah Butterworth • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

* * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

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Chapter V Reading 1/65

Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter V

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THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

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CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

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The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

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* * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

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It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.”

Council noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.”

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.”

NIGHTS noun US /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading “CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.”

Via preposition US /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

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1414

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

account

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

Alps

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

awful

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

Beal

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

BISMARCK

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

called

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

came

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

chasms

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

CLUB

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From this reading THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

CONSTANCE

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

convened

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

CouncilnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

dark

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

down

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

GERMAN

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

GOVERNMENT

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

HEART

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

HUSS

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

Mala

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

MEETING

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From this reading THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

near

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

NIGHT

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

NIGHTSnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

old

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

opened

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

POEM

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

RHINE

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

river

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

road

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

Romans

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

SECOND

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From this reading THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

SEVEN

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

source

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From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

STONE

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

STORY

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From this reading CONSTANCE.--THE STORY OF HUSS.--BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.--THE STORY OF THE HEART OF STONE.--POEM.--SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE: NIGHT FIRST.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB.

there

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From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

thousands

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

tunnelling

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.

ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

From this reading * * * * * "_Via Mala!_ So the old Romans called the road near the source of the Rhine.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The second meeting of the Club was opened by Mr. Beal with an account of Constance, and of the great Council that convened there in 1414.

years

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From this reading It passed over and through dark and awful chasms, that the river, as it came down from the Alps, had been tunnelling for thousands of years.