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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 In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
all
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
always
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
any
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
appearances
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
assiduously
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
average
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From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
boy's
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
brown
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
casually
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
catch
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
century
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
chilling
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
city
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
coloring
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
conservatively
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
controlled
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
cropped
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
cultivated
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
depths
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
detention
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
dressed
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
encased
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
enough
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From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
expression
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
eyes
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
face
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
floors
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
fury
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
glanced
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
hair
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
height
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From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
heights
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
hostile
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
inconspicuously
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
inside
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
instant
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
just
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
learning
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
light-gray
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
like
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
man
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
measuring
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
Murdock
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
Neatly
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
note
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
noticeable
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From this reading In height he might have been a little above average, but not enough to make him noticeable.
now
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
observant
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
only
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
other
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
outward
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
person
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
protective
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
quarter
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
remembered
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
room
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
seem
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
showing
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
sitting
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
street
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
ten
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
then
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
there
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
touch
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
twentieth
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From this reading Neatly and inconspicuously dressed, in this last quarter of the twentieth century his like was to be found on any street of the city ten floors below--to all outward appearances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
unlined
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From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
use
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
very
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brown hair was cropped conservatively; his unlined boy's face was not one to be remembered--unless one was observant enough to note those light-gray eyes and catch a chilling, measuring expression showing now and then for an instant in their depths.
weapon
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
world
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From this reading But that other person under the protective coloring so assiduously cultivated could touch heights of encased and controlled fury which Murdock himself did not understand and was only just learning to use as a weapon against a world he had always found hostile.
young
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From this reading To anyone who glanced casually inside the detention room the young man sitting there did not seem very formidable.
