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It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat. As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him. He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.” He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about. He was tired of hearing his own name now.
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.”
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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 It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
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From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading He was tired of hearing his own name now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tired of hearing his own name now.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading He was tired of hearing his own name now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading He was tired of hearing his own name now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
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From this reading He was tired of hearing his own name now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
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From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk scarf round his throat.
at the time that
From this reading He remembered how pleased he used to be when he was pointed out, or stared at, or talked about.
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From this reading He heard one of them whisper to the other, “That is Dorian Gray.”
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From this reading As he strolled home, smoking his cigarette, two young men in evening dress passed him.
