Not enough that ...
“You have visited our city before, I think, taking coin from our pockets and food off our table. How much did you steal from me, I wonder?”
Not enough that you ever missed a meal. (A Dance with Dragons)
Hi. Does the underlined sentence mean “If I had stolen enough from you, you would have missed a meal” (But I didn’t steal enough from you so you never missed a meal)?
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Although the underlined sentence is not in quotation marks, I assume that it is said by another character in reply to the preceding question. e. the speaker did not (so he claims) steal large amounts of food.
- Although the underlined sentence is not in quotation marks, I assume that it is said by another character in reply to the preceding question.
- e.
- the speaker did not (so he claims) steal large amounts of food.
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Although the underlined sentence is not in quotation marks, I assume that it is said by another character in reply to the preceding question.
It means "I didn't steal enough to cause you to miss a meal", i.e. the speaker did not (so he claims) steal large amounts of food.
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