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Chapter XIII
“I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala. He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench. Not a cent. All right. Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right.”
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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 Not a cent.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
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From this reading All right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading Not a cent.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a cent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All right.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
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From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
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From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
