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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/
without advance planning
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
ADVENTUREverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
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.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
ferry-boat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
Francisco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
GREATadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
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.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
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.
hepronounUS /hiː/
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.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
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.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
imperativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈperətɪv/
requiring attention or action
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
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.
MayflowernounUS /ˈmeɪflaʊər/
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
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.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
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.
outcomenounUS /ˈaʊtkʌm/
something that results
From this reading Not that the outcome would have been different, however.
premeditatedadjectiveUS /priˈmedəteɪtɪd/
characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
San
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
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.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
stoutadjectiveUS /staʊt/
dependable
From this reading Father came of stout old _Mayflower_[1] stock, and the blood was imperative in him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
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.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had they not met accidentally, there would not have been any warning.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
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.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading They met by chance on the ferry-boat to San Francisco, so that the warning he gave father was not premeditated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
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.
Wickson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT ADVENTURE Mr. Wickson did not send for father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
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.
