Chapter I

a native or inhabitant of the United States

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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.

react verbally

From this reading There was no answer.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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_.

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

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_.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

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_.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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_.

about to be mentioned or specified

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.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

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_.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

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_.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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_.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

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.

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

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 of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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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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_.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

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.

plural of “periodical” — a publication that appears at fixed intervals

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_.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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_.

one of four equal parts

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_.

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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 new appraisal or evaluation

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_.

a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

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 area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

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_.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He set down his suitcase and knocked on the door.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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_.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading MANUEL GARCIA climbed the stairs to Don Miguel Retana’s office.

having a supporting base

From this reading Manuel, standing in the hallway, felt there was some one in the room.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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_.

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

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_.

in or at that place or location

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.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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_.