Both Uses of
imperative
in
The Call of the Wild
- There was imperative need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men.†
Chpt 2 *
- She appealed to everybody and to everything, finally wiping her eyes and proceeding to cast out even articles of apparel that were imperative necessaries.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(imperative) essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request