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Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto." "But could you run as fast as I can?" With a bound he put himself out of reach. "You are no son of Mateo Falcone! Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"But could you run as fast as I can?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With a bound he put himself out of reach.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."”
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
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From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
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From this reading "You are no son of Mateo Falcone!
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From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
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From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
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From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
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From this reading "You are no son of Mateo Falcone!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
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From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
not any; not one
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
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From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
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From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
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From this reading With a bound he put himself out of reach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no son of Mateo Falcone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you let me be taken in front of his house?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But could you run as fast as I can?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fortunato replied with the utmost coolness-- "Your gun is unloaded, and there are no more cartridges in your _carchera_."[4] "I have my stiletto."
