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Chapter X
When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen. The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders. Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it. He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly. It was like a placid mask of servility.
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a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.”
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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 Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
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From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
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From this reading It was like a placid mask of servility.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
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From this reading It was like a placid mask of servility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like a placid mask of servility.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
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From this reading It was like a placid mask of servility.
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From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
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From this reading He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly.
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From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
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From this reading Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
at the time that
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen.
