Chapter 26 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAMILLY. "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens? A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens." --POPULAR SONG. Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
Chapter 26 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading “"Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?”
plural of “lien” — the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
From this reading “"Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “"Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “"Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “--POPULAR SONG.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “--POPULAR SONG.”
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading “A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
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From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAMILLY.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
plural of “lien” — the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading --POPULAR SONG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading --POPULAR SONG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading A tout preferons la patrie: Avant tout soyons Canadiens."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mais, n'avons-nous pas, je vous prie, Encore de plus puissants liens?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
at the time that
From this reading Chamilly rose upon the rostrum when Grandmoulin went down.
Chapter 26 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
Chapter 26 holds 72 sentences of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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