Chapter 7 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ASSORTED ENTHUSIASMS. "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours." --SULLY-PRUDHOMME. And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things." There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
Chapter 7 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “ASSORTED ENTHUSIASMS.”
plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
From this reading “"Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."”
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."”
plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement
From this reading “ASSORTED ENTHUSIASMS.”
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “"Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."”
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading ASSORTED ENTHUSIASMS.
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement
From this reading ASSORTED ENTHUSIASMS.
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading --SULLY-PRUDHOMME.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
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From this reading "Ici bas tous les lilas meurent; Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts; Je cherche aux etes qui demeurent Toujours."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were the conversations in our Secret Society, the "Centre-Seekers."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now of the influences which shaped that quest of "the highest things."
Chapter 7 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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