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Chapter VII
"To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever. He dropped his Bohemian friends. No more suppers and theatre-parties. Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always. Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “"To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No more suppers and theatre-parties.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No more suppers and theatre-parties.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading He dropped his Bohemian friends.
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From this reading He dropped his Bohemian friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dropped his Bohemian friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
not any; not one
From this reading No more suppers and theatre-parties.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No more suppers and theatre-parties.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Sometimes he took two or three good customers, large buyers from St. Louis or Kansas City.
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From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever Kitty sang, he was in his box at the Manhattan, usually alone, but not always.
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From this reading "To the outside world Stein became more mysterious in his behaviour than ever.
