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Chapter XV
THE COUNCIL. When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him. But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears. "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go. But I was glad he wanted to go.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COUNCIL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNCIL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
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From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
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From this reading But I was glad he wanted to go.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
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From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
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From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading But Mr. Loudon laughed at her fears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNCIL.
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From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
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From this reading But I was glad he wanted to go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
at the time that
From this reading When Harry's mother heard that he had gone off to try and meet the horse-hunters she was quite anxious about him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If there had been the slightest danger," he said, "of course I would not have allowed him to go.
