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What do 'could have' and 'that should be good enough for everybody else' mean?
And what does 'right' mean in the first sentence?
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What do 'could have' and 'that should be good enough for everybody else' mean?
And what does 'right' mean in the first sentence?
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"He could not have crossed" = He would not have been able to cross / It would not have been possible for him to cross. "that should be good enough for everybody else" = that explanation of the situation should be enough to satisfy/persuade everybody else (apart from Madame Maxime). right = straight, directly
- "He could not have crossed" = He would not have been able to cross / It would not have been possible for him to cross.
- "that should be good enough for everybody else" = that explanation of the situation should be enough to satisfy/persuade everybody else (apart from Madame Maxime).
- right = straight, directly
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"He could not have crossed" = He would not have been able to cross / It would not have been possible for him to cross.
"that should be good enough for everybody else" = that explanation of the situation should be enough to satisfy/persuade everybody else (apart from Madame Maxime).
right = straight, directly
"that should be good enough for everybody else" = that explanation of the situation should be enough to satisfy/persuade everybody else (apart from Madame Maxime).
right = straight, directly
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