I’m not even going to pretend to answer this question i’m just going to comment
Tent means a shelter made of canvas or fabric that gets stretched over poles and attached to stakes .
EX - _ - An example of tent used as an adjective is the phrase " tent structure, " which means a structure that resembles such a shelter .
_-_ - Maybe this should helpful a Little bit, but not that much just to give u some evidence or thoughts on ur own . IF THIS DIDN'T HELP AT ALL COMMENTS ↓ OR PM .
Answer: the way he only used short sentences when the prisoners were talking to the doctor or to each other way have been used to show how they were to weak or scared to talk a lot.
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