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Chapter II
As they entered they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.” “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried. “I want to learn them. They are perfectly charming.”
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.”
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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 was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are perfectly charming.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
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From this reading They are perfectly charming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
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From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to learn them.
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From this reading “I want to learn them.
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From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading They are perfectly charming.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they entered they saw Dorian Gray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
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From this reading “I want to learn them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s “Forest Scenes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must lend me these, Basil,” he cried.
