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Chapter I
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“I do not, Harry.” “Well, I will tell you what it is. I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture. I want the real reason.” “I told you the real reason.”
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a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading “I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.”
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.”
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““I do not, Harry.””
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “I want the real reason.””
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I want the real reason.””
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not, Harry.”
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “I do not, Harry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not, Harry.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not, Harry.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I want the real reason.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I want the real reason.”
express in words
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want the real reason.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you the real reason.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
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From this reading I want you to explain to me why you won’t exhibit Dorian Gray’s picture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I will tell you what it is.
