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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · 1890
81%of this book is inside a 1600-word core English vocabulary
79,343words in the book
6,880different words
4,612beyond the core

Ranked #15 of 32 — easiest first.

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The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

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