Chapter 12

Est - 3rd singular present active indicative of esse meaning
Influit - 3rd singular present active indicative of influere meaning to flow
Possit - 3rd singular present active indicative of posse meaning to be able
transibant - 3rd plural imperfect active indicative of tranere meaning  to go over
traduxisse - perfect active infinitive meaning to be carried over to him
pervenit - 3rd singular present active indicative of  pervenere meaning to come up
transierat - 3rd singular pluperfect active indicative of transere meaning to go over
concidit - 3rd singular present active indicative of concaedere meaning an abattis
mandarunt - 3rd plural present active indicative of mandere meaning to put in hand 
abdiderunt - 3rd plural perfect active indicative of abdo meaning to put away 
appellabatur - 3rd singular imperefect passive indicative of appellere meaning to drive to
exisset - 3rd singular pluperfect active indicative of exere meaning to go out 
interfecerat - 3rd singular pluperfect active indicative of interficere meaning to destroy 
miserat - 3rd singular pluperfect active indicative of misere meaning to let go
intulerat - 3rd singular pluperfect active indicative of infere meaning to bring in 


There is the Saone river, which flows through through the territories of the Audei and Sequani into the Rhone with such slowness, that it can not be seen by the eye as to the direction it flows. The Helvetii crossed this with rafts and boats that are joined. When it was informed to Caesar by spies that the Helvetii already had three parts of their forces across the river, but the other was left on the Saone, he set out with three legions during the watch, and came up to the division that had not yet crossed the river. Attacking them encumbered with baggage, an not expecting him, he cut a great part of them to pieces, the rest took themselves to flight, and concealed themselves in the woods