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Chapter I
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Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden. After some time he came back. “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art. You might see nothing in him. I see everything in him.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.”
and nothing more
From this reading ““Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
later than; following
From this reading After some time he came back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After some time he came back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After some time he came back.
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I see everything in him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
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From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After some time he came back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You might see nothing in him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see everything in him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might see nothing in him.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You might see nothing in him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You might see nothing in him.
and nothing more
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some time he came back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After some time he came back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Harry,” he said, “Dorian Gray is to me simply a motive in art.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might see nothing in him.
