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Wild Youth, Complete

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
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Wild Youth, Complete

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Wild Youth, Complete is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
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He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
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She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
/ʃiː hæd bɪn ə ˈprɪzənər taɪd tuː ðə ˈstɜːrəps ʌv hɜːr ˈkæptər ənd hiː hæd bɪˈreɪtɪd hɜːr hæd priːtʃt æt hɜːr/
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As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
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On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

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berated verb US /bɪˈreɪtɪd/

past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading “She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.”

captor noun US /ˈkæptər/

a person who captures and holds people or animals

From this reading “She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.”

convict noun US /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading “As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.”

kneel verb US /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading “As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.”

Orlando noun US /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/

a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World

From this reading “He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.”

passive adjective US /ˈpæsɪv/

lacking in energy or will

From this reading “He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.”

preached verb US /priːtʃt/

past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon

From this reading “She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.”

stirrups noun US /ˈstɜːrəps/

plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

From this reading “She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

Askatoon

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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

beratedverbUS /bɪˈreɪtɪd/

past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

captornounUS /ˈkæptər/

a person who captures and holds people or animals

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

Choo

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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

kneelverbUS /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

LinounUS /liː/

a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

Louise

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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

Louise's

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

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

Mazarine

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

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

OrlandonounUS /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/

a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/

lacking in energy or will

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

pleadverbUS /pliːd/

appeal or request earnestly

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

prairienounUS /ˈpreri/

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/

past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

stirrupsnounUS /ˈstɜːrəps/

plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.

tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

trailnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Never
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Included
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mazarines
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.