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Chapter I
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“Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said. “He has a simple and a beautiful nature. Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him. Don’t spoil him. Don’t try to influence him.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.”
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading ““Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ““Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “Don’t try to influence him.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading ““He has a simple and a beautiful nature.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Don’t spoil him.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Don’t try to influence him.”
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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 “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
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From this reading Don’t spoil him.
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Don’t try to influence him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dorian Gray is my dearest friend,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “He has a simple and a beautiful nature.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Don’t spoil him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t try to influence him.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Don’t try to influence him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him.
