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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 They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
All
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
appointees
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
attendants
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
chance
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
cocaine
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
comfortable
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
commercial
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
derelicts
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
Doobman's
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
drugs
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
easy
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
hold
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
horrors
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
hospital
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
included
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
indulge
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
inmates
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
job
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
license
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
like
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
many
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
money
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
Mr
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
other
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
others
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
pay
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
Peter
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
political
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
practice
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
prisoners
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From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
ready
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
repress
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
smuggle
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
some
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
sought
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
spend
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From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
unable
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
unnamable
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
vice
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
vices
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From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
wanted
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody in this hospital had some secret vice, and it was Mr. Doobman’s duty to repress the vices of the others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the money they could smuggle in they were ready to spend for license to indulge themselves.
whiskey
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From this reading They wanted tobacco, whiskey, cocaine and other drugs, and some of them wanted a chance to practice unnamable horrors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The inmates of the hospital included many of the prisoners who had money, and could pay to make themselves comfortable.
world
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From this reading As for the attendants in the hospital, they were all political appointees, derelicts who had been unable to hold a job in the commercial world, and had sought an easy berth, like Peter himself.
