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Chapter XXI
OFF! The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment. We were done. That was a certainty. I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a certainty.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading That was a certainty.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading OFF!
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a certainty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
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From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a certainty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were done.
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From this reading The sight of the old Jew, his police companion, and von Welten knocked me all to pieces for the moment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could have bluffed the Jew, probably, with the official authority which von Gratzen had given me; but von Welten was what Jimmy Lamb would have called a very different proposition.
