alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
disquietnounUS /dɪˈskwaɪət/
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
DoriannounUS /ˈdɔːriən/
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
at any time
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Dorian Gray?
Gray'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Is that his name?”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that his name?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Is that his name?”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
others
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From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that his name?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray’s good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly.”
