The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13

Vocabulary

Mein

Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' in German

älterer

Adjective meaning 'older' describing a person

Bruder

Noun meaning 'brother', male sibling

will

Verb form of 'wollen', meaning 'wants to'

nicht

Negation word meaning 'not' in German

sterben

Verb meaning 'to die' or 'to perish'

und

Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses

meine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' for feminine/plural

jüngeren

Adjective meaning 'younger', comparative form of 'jung'

Brüder

Plural noun meaning 'brothers', male siblings

scheinen

Verb meaning 'to seem' or 'to appear'

nie

Adverb meaning 'never' indicating absence of frequency

etwas

Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything'

anderes

Adjective/pronoun meaning 'other' or 'different'

zu

Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'

tun

Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform an action'

lieber

Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'preferred', affectionate address

Freund

Noun meaning 'friend', a close companion

ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it' in German

ganz

Adjective/adverb meaning 'quite', 'whole', or 'entirely'

ernst

Adjective meaning 'serious' or 'earnest' in tone

Aber

Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing a contrast

kann

Modal verb meaning 'can' expressing ability or possibility

umhin

Part of 'nicht umhinkönnen', meaning 'cannot help but'

Verwandten

Noun meaning 'relatives' or 'family members'

verabscheuen

Verb meaning 'to detest' or 'to loathe someone'

Ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

schätze

Verb meaning 'to estimate', 'to value', or 'to reckon'

liegt

Verb meaning 'lies' or 'is located', from 'liegen'

daran

Adverb meaning 'therein' or 'in that fact'

dass

Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause

keiner

Pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not one of them'

von

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in German

uns

First-person plural pronoun meaning 'us'

ertragen

Verb meaning 'to bear' or 'to tolerate something'

wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if' in German

andere

Adjective/pronoun meaning 'other' or 'different people'

Menschen

Noun meaning 'people' or 'human beings'

dieselben

Pronoun meaning 'the same ones' referring back to noun

Fehler

Noun meaning 'mistakes' or 'errors' or 'faults'

haben

Verb meaning 'to have', auxiliary and main verb

wie

Conjunction/adverb meaning 'as' or 'how' or 'like'

wir

First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'

selbst

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'ourselves' or 'itself'

sympathisiere

Verb meaning 'I sympathize' expressing understanding or agreement

durchaus

Adverb meaning 'absolutely', 'thoroughly', or 'quite'

mit

Preposition meaning 'with' indicating accompaniment or tool

der

Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine/genitive nouns

Wut

Noun meaning 'rage' or 'fury', intense anger

englischen

Adjective meaning 'English', relating to England

Demokratie

Noun meaning 'democracy', a system of representative government

gegen

Preposition meaning 'against' or 'toward'

das

Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'

sie

Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'

die

Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

Laster

Noun meaning 'vices' or 'immoral habits and behaviors'

oberen

Adjective meaning 'upper' or 'higher-class' referring to society

Schichten

Noun meaning 'layers' or 'social classes' or 'strata'

nennen

Verb meaning 'to call' or 'to name something'

Die

Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine or plural

Massen

Noun meaning 'the masses' or 'the common people'

sind

Verb meaning 'are', plural present form of 'sein'

Meinung

Noun meaning 'opinion' or 'view' on a subject

Trunkenheit

Noun meaning 'drunkenness' or 'intoxication' from alcohol

Dummheit

Noun meaning 'stupidity' or 'foolishness' as a trait

Unmoral

Noun meaning 'immorality' or 'lack of moral standards'

ihr

Pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'your' (informal plural)

ureigenes

Adjective meaning 'very own' or 'inherent exclusive right'

Vorrecht

Noun meaning 'privilege' or 'prerogative' or 'special right'

sein

Verb meaning 'to be', fundamental auxiliary verb

sollten

Modal verb meaning 'should' expressing obligation or expectation

derjenige

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one who' referring specifically

unter

Preposition meaning 'under', 'among', or 'below'

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'themselves'

zum

Contraction of 'zu dem', meaning 'to the'

Narren

Noun meaning 'fool' or 'jester', someone acting foolishly

macht

Verb meaning 'makes' or 'does', from 'machen'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into' indicating location

ihrem

Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her' (dative)

Revier

Noun meaning 'territory', 'beat', or 'domain'

wildert

Verb meaning 'poaches' or 'trespasses into someone's domain'

Als

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as' for past events

arme

Adjective meaning 'poor' or 'unfortunate', evoking sympathy

vor

Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'ago'

Scheidungsgericht

Noun meaning 'divorce court', legal tribunal for divorces

kam

Verb meaning 'came', past tense of 'kommen'

war

Verb meaning 'was', past tense singular of 'sein'

ihre

Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their'

Empörung

Noun meaning 'indignation' or 'outrage' at something wrong

geradezu

Adverb meaning 'downright', 'virtually', or 'practically'

großartig

Adjective meaning 'magnificent', 'great', or 'wonderful'

strich

Verb meaning 'stroked' or 'brushed', past tense of 'streichen'

über

Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'

seinen

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in accusative case

spitzen

Adjective meaning 'pointed' or 'sharp', describing a shape

braunen

Adjective meaning 'brown' in inflected accusative form

Bart

Noun meaning 'beard', facial hair on a man

tippte

Verb meaning 'tapped' lightly, past tense of 'tippen'

einem

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' in dative

Ebenholzstock

Noun meaning 'ebony cane' or 'ebony walking stick'

Quaste

Noun meaning 'tassel', a decorative hanging fringe

Spitze

Noun meaning 'tip', 'point', or 'top' of something

seines

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'its' in genitive

Lacklederstiefels

Noun meaning 'patent leather boot', a shiny formal boot

Wie

Adverb/conjunction meaning 'how' or 'what' in exclamations

englisch

Adjective meaning 'English', relating to England or language

Sie

Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you' (polite form)

doch

Particle meaning 'after all', 'though', or emphasizing contrast

Das

Demonstrative pronoun or article meaning 'that' or 'this'

ist

Verb meaning 'is', third-person singular of 'sein'

zweite

Ordinal adjective meaning 'second' in a sequence

Mal

Noun meaning 'time' as in an instance or occasion

diese

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'these'

Bemerkung

Noun meaning 'remark' or 'comment' said about something

gemacht

Past participle of 'machen', meaning 'made' or 'done'

Wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if' introducing condition

man

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people' generally

echten

Adjective meaning 'genuine' or 'true' in inflected form

Engländer

Noun meaning 'Englishman', a male person from England

eine

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns

Idee

Noun meaning 'idea' or 'concept' or 'notion'

vorlegt

Verb meaning 'presents' or 'puts forward' an idea

immer

Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever' indicating regularity

voreilige

Adjective meaning 'hasty', 'rash', or 'premature'

Sache

Noun meaning 'thing', 'matter', or 'affair'

denkt

Verb meaning 'thinks', third-person singular of 'denken'

er

Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'

im

Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'

Traum

Noun meaning 'dream' experienced during sleep

erwägen

Verb meaning 'to consider' or 'to weigh up options'

ob

Conjunction meaning 'whether' introducing indirect questions

richtig

Adjective meaning 'correct', 'right', or 'proper'

oder

Conjunction meaning 'or' presenting an alternative choice

falsch

Adjective meaning 'wrong', 'false', or 'incorrect'

Einzige

Noun/adjective meaning 'only one' or 'sole thing'

für

Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose or benefit

wichtig

Adjective meaning 'important' or 'significant'

hält

Verb meaning 'holds' or 'considers', from 'halten'

glaubt

Verb meaning 'believes' or 'thinks', from 'glauben'