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The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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ZOTIQUE'S MISGIVING.
At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.
Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.
To-morrow is the election day.
"How do we stand, Zotique?"
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The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ZOTIQUE'S MISGIVING.
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At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.
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Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.
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To-morrow is the election day.
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"How do we stand, Zotique?"

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election noun US /ɪˈlekʃən/

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading “At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.”

highly adverb US /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading “Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.”

Institution noun US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading “At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.”

lawn noun US /lɔːn/

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading “At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.”

misgiving noun US /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

From this reading “ZOTIQUE'S MISGIVING.”

politicians noun US /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃənz/

plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration

From this reading “Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.”

sunset noun US /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading “At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.”

visiting noun US /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading “Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.”

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alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

Breboeuf

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From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

Brun

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From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

Chamilly

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From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/

greatly pleased

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

ditnoun

the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "How do we stand, Zotique?"

ElectionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

Francois

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From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

How

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From this reading "How do we stand, Zotique?"

InstitutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading To-morrow is the election day.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

lawnnounUS /lɔːn/

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

MISGIVINGnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

From this reading ZOTIQUE'S MISGIVING.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

politiciansnounUS /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃənz/

plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading "How do we stand, Zotique?"

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

teanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

To-morrow

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From this reading To-morrow is the election day.

Vadeboncoeur

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading At sunset of the day before the Election, Chamilly came over very tired from the Institution and ordered tea to be brought out on the lawn.

visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "How do we stand, Zotique?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Little Breboeuf sat with them; the visiting politicians also; and last, least, and highly delighted at the honor, Francois Vadeboncoeur _dit_ Le Brun.

Zotique

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From this reading "How do we stand, Zotique?"

ZOTIQUE'S

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From this reading ZOTIQUE'S MISGIVING.

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