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Chapter VI
"Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil. Cursed bad luck.... Can't you let a fellow sleep?" El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs. "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.”
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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 Can't you let a fellow sleep?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
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From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
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From this reading Cursed bad luck....
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From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
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From this reading Can't you let a fellow sleep?"
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From this reading Cursed bad luck....
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From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
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From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you let a fellow sleep?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
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From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cursed bad luck....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
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From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you let a fellow sleep?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
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From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
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From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading El Nacional received this answer through his master's bedroom door, and passed it on to a farm servant who was waiting on the stairs.
which person or people
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
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From this reading "Tell him to say who he is; otherwise the master won't get up."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let him tell you who he is, or let him go to the devil.
