Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader

by Ernesto Nelson

[33] figurarse, to seem.

[34] a manos de, into the possession of. VARIANT: A poder de.

[35] En cada ramo, In each line of business. Compare with 18.

[36] casas mayoristas, wholesale houses.

[37] al por mayor, by the wholesale.

[38] Más de una. Compare with más que una.

[39] Más de una (plural in meaning, singular in form) importa (and not importan). See 5.

[40] dichas casas, said houses. VARIANTS: Tales casas; las casas a que nos referimos. Note that here the plural construction is resumed.

[41] Por eso, For that reason. VARIANTS: Por esa razón; por tal razón (or motivo).

[42] ninguna de, none of. See I, 109.