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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
any
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
apartment
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
Becoming
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
Bob
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
charge
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
dangerous
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
days
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
described
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
Dickie's
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
didn't
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From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
disturb
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
former
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
hardly
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From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
highly
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
individual
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
inevitable
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
inmate
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
kept
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
made
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
more
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
nerves
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
noises
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
other
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
others
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
out
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
padded
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
particular
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
Powerful
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
quiet
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
rather
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
reconciled
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
remote
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
room
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
rooms
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
sanatorium
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
shaken
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
somewhat
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
soothing
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From this reading Becoming more reconciled to the inevitable, Bob found the quiet of the padded room rather soothing to his shaken nerves.
soul
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From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
suave
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
talk
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From this reading He didn’t have to talk to hardly a soul.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
two
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From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
vicious
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From this reading “Powerful and vicious,” he described him to the suave individual in charge of the “sanatorium.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They kept him two days in the padded room on Dickie’s recommendation, who made Bob out as highly dangerous.
wouldn't
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From this reading That particular apartment was somewhat remote from the other rooms, so that any noises made by the inmate of the former wouldn’t disturb the others.
