Manuela is working on visualizing the setting in this excerpt from "Nothing but Net.”The neighborhood didn’t feel the same, though. The shoebox-sized store on the corner was closed because Mr. Hallas, the owner, had moved to Florida.

The phrase “shoebox-sized store” helps you picture the setting by describing the store’s small size. The other phrases tell what changed or why the store was closed, rather than helping you visualize what it looks like.

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