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Chapter I
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“You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing. The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight. “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.” The man bowed and went up the walk. Then he looked at Lord Henry.
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Reading 76/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 376–380
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closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “The man bowed and went up the walk.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ““You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading ““You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading ““Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.””
an artist who paints
From this reading “The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading ““Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.””
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.”
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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 “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he looked at Lord Henry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he looked at Lord Henry.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he looked at Lord Henry.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
an artist who paints
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked at Lord Henry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker: I shall be in in a few moments.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The man bowed and went up the walk.
which person or people
From this reading The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must introduce me now,” cried Lord Henry, laughing.
