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Page 63
The stories were met by a certain disdain , which we were soon able to attribute to their stilted contents . Imagine my sitting you down to listen to a story : " Pat has a cat . That cat has a hat . Pat's cat sat .
The stories were met by a certain disdain , which we were soon able to attribute to their stilted contents . Imagine my sitting you down to listen to a story : " Pat has a cat . That cat has a hat . Pat's cat sat .
Page 107
Again the synopsis is the story is very good , but there are only 10 total sentences in the story . A higher percentage of sentences containing dash seems characteristic of straight narration . In fact dash seems only to occur in ...
Again the synopsis is the story is very good , but there are only 10 total sentences in the story . A higher percentage of sentences containing dash seems characteristic of straight narration . In fact dash seems only to occur in ...
Page 150
The story is true ; the individual White characters were real persons and are quite believably depicted in vivid detail . Only the collective " French Indians " appear to be non - human , and that image is carefully cultivated .
The story is true ; the individual White characters were real persons and are quite believably depicted in vivid detail . Only the collective " French Indians " appear to be non - human , and that image is carefully cultivated .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MEANINGS | 16 |
H Christoph Wolfart University of Manitoba | 37 |
Copyright | |
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