Vocabulary related with the story "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Did you already know these words? Surely you read a story in English many times and you do not know many words. On this occasion, we bring you a few words that you may not have known. Let's start with:

 1. Perhaps

Part of speech: Adverb

Pronunciation: (US) pərˈ(h)aps

Meaning: Means about the same thing as maybe: things that perhaps could happen might happen, or they might not.

Part of the story: "Dorian Gray's beautiful face will perhaps bring him danger and trouble"

Sentences:

1- Perhaps we should arrive at the class early.

2- Perhaps that is the right answer.

3- They perhaps had too many drinks at the party.

4- Perhaps, something is wrong with my computer.

2. Amusing

Part of speech: Adjective

Pronunciation: (US) əˈmyo͞oziNG

Meaning: The adjective amusing describes someone or something that makes you laugh. Something that you find amusing, like your favorite stand up comic, might be less amusing to your easily offended grandmother.

Part of the story: "Your clever words are very amusing, of course, but you laugh at serious things"

Sentences:

1- The joke was very amusing, but not for my mom.

2- I found it amusing, when my brother fell on the banana peel.

3- The movie was very amusing.

4- Watching the puppy play in the garden was very amusing.

3. Coolly

Part of speech: Adverb

Pronunciation: (US) ˈko͞ollē

Meaning: When you do or say something coolly, it's done with a calm smoothness. If your friend is struggling to get the lid off a jar, you might take it from him, tap it on the counter, and coolly unscrew the lid.

Part of the story: "Why not?' Lord Henry had said coolly"

Sentences.

1- He coolly surveyed the house.

2- He coolly attempted to help the girl in his same class.

3- During this long day I have faced everything coolly. 

4- Elizabeth took the situation coolly.

4. Although

Part of the speech: Adverb

Pronunciation: (US) ôlˈT͟Hō / alw-thow

Meaning: You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.

Part of the story: "Although he had told his own secret, he had not discovered Dorian's secret"

Sentences: 

1- Although she is young, he is very intelligent.

2- At the moment he is not married, although he has a girlfriend.

3- Coca Cola is delicious, although it is very harmful.

4- My mom is very pretty, although very grumpy.

5. Nearer

Part of the speech: Adjective

Pronunciation: (US) neeuh-ruh / ˈnɪəɹə

Meaning: Located a short distance away.

Part of the story: "He went nearer to the picture"

Sentences:

1- My house it's nearer than your.

2- If only there was library nearer in my street.

3- They are graduation nearer than what believe.

4- Alexandra lived nearer than cynthia to the school.

6. Opium

Part of the speech: Noun

Pronunciation: (US) ˈō-pē-əm

Meaning: A bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy.

Part of the story: "There he knew places where he could get opium - dark, evil places where people bought and sold the beautiful, terrible dreams of opium"

Sentences:

1- The drug he gave you is not normal opium, so be careful.

2- You are too young to consume opium.

3- Opium is very expensive, but it is still consumed by many people.

4- Don't think about giving boys opium.

7. Fetch

Part of the speech: Verb

Pronunciation: (US) feCH / ˈfech

Meaning: To go or come after and bring or take back.

Part of the story: "One afternoon, as they laughed and talked together during tea, Dorian went out to fetch a flower for Lady Monmouth's dress"

Sentences:

1- He played fetch the ball with his dog.

2- That day doesn't count teacher, I went to fetch my grandma.

3- Yarexy, fetch the suitcase from under the bed.

4- Go and fetch some water for the project.

8. Plenty

Part of the speech: Pronoun

Pronunciation: (US) ˈplen-tē

Meaning: An adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something : a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose.

Part of the story: " I don't know why, because there are plenty of other things that they can talk about — my wife has run away with another man, Alan Campbell has killed himself " 

Sentences:

1- Aylin has plenty of books in her house.

2- You had plenty of time to do the homework.

3- She has plenty of work to do, so she can't go to the party.

4- Noelia has plenty of money in the bank for her future.

9. Frightens

Part of speech: Verb

Pronunciation: (US) ˈfrī-tᵊn

Meaning: To make afraid : TERRIFY

Part of the story: "Death is the only thing that really frightens me - I hate it"

Sentences:

1- She has frightens at night.

2- The snakes is the only thing that really frightens me.

3- The movie "IT" really frightens me, especially in the night.

4- When the light it's off, really frightens me everything in my room.

10. Disease

Part of the speech: Noun

Pronunciation: (US) dih-zeez  

Meaning: A condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms.

Part of the story: "His face was old and ugly and yellow with disease"

Sentences: 

1- My mom said the other day that depression was a disease.

2- The most important thing to fight your terrible disease is that you do not give up.

3- There are many people who are in the final stages of the disease.

4- Those children are very brave in fighting their diseases.