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Chapter I
Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_. MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office. He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door. There was no answer. Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.”
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
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From this reading There was no answer.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
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From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
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From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
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From this reading There was no answer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.
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From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of these stories were first published in the following periodicals: _The American_ _Caravan_, _The Atlantic Monthly_, _The Little_ _Review_, _The New Republic_, _La Nouvelle_ _Revue Française_, _This Quarter_, _Der Querschnitt_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _Transition_.
