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What does 'would have been furious' and next "would have talked" mean grammatically?
"He got off" is factual according to the previous chapter. (Bagman did escape a punishment.)
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What does 'would have been furious' and next "would have talked" mean grammatically?
"He got off" is factual according to the previous chapter. (Bagman did escape a punishment.)
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From the context, I would say that we are talking about probable past actions. They do not know what Crouch actually felt or said. They are constructing what he most likely felt and said.
- From the context, I would say that we are talking about probable past actions.
- They do not know what Crouch actually felt or said.
- They are constructing what he most likely felt and said.
- " Does this help?
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From the context, I would say that we are talking about probable past actions. They do not know what Crouch actually felt or said. They are constructing what he most likely felt and said.
If they had known, they would have said "He was furious and, when he got home, he talked (complained) about it to [someone]."
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If they had known, they would have said "He was furious and, when he got home, he talked (complained) about it to [someone]."
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