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Chapter VI
He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff. He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all. Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds. Nonsense! Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
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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 He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
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From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
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From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
