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Chapter XI
THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father. They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated. Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning. Not that the outcome would have been different, however. Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not that the outcome would have been different, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Not that the outcome would have been different, however.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.”
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
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From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
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From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
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From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
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From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
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From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
