adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
AnyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
burgeoningverbUS /ˈbɜːrdʒənɪŋ/
-ing form of “burgeon” — grow and flourish
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
cognateadjective
related in nature
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
corpsesnounUS /ˈkɔːrpsəz/
plural of “corps” — an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
deficientadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
exceptionaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəl/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
exceptionallyadverbUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
to an exceptional degree
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
exhilaratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/
made joyful
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
formaldyhyde-laden
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From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
formaline
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From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
freakishnessnoun
marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
freaksnounUS /friːks/
plural of “freak” — a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
hormonenounUS /ˈhɔːrmoʊn/
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
HospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
inceptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈsepʃən/
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
ineptadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnept/
not elegant or graceful in expression
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
introducedverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
nascentadjectiveUS /ˈneɪsənt/
being born or beginning
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
neurologicaladjectiveUS /ˌnʊrəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
oozingnounUS /ˈuːzɪŋ/
the process of seeping
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
outgrowingverbUS /ˈaʊtɡroʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He was not able to distinguish if his freakishness was exceptional, deficient, or exceptionally deficient to the point of being inept.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
reconnecting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
Siriaj
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyhow, he felt the inception of something new that made him feel that he wasn’t quite the same: that he was outgrowing patterns of behavior.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading New neurological connections were burgeoning or the same ones were reconnecting in different patterns.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For him, the sight of the formaline or formaldyhyde-laden corpses at the Siriaj Hospital Museum as well as the girl who introduced him to them seemed to have exhilarated a nascent courage, an oozing, a growth hormone of the mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It was no wonder that one set of freaks felt cognate with another set.
