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Chapter VI
"How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie. "Never mind my actions. Stick to his." "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience. His whole open life gives the lie to that.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His whole open life gives the lie to that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind my actions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind my actions.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “His whole open life gives the lie to that.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.”
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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 "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
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From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
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From this reading "Never mind my actions.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
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From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
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From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
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From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stick to his."
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From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind my actions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Never mind my actions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind my actions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stick to his."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
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From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
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From this reading His whole open life gives the lie to that.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You know very well that he could not have carried out several successful robberies without a lot of experience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can I talk to you if you act like such a child!" cried Sadie.
