Chapter VII
“But a business of her own!” She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence. “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?” Prothero looked mulish. “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
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“But
a
business
of
her
own!”
She
surveyed
the
confusion
of
his
visage
with
a
sweet
intelligence.
“Is
it
an
amusing
sort
of
business,
Mr.
Prothero?”
Prothero
looked
mulish.
“My
mother
is
a
dressmaker,”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
a
business
of
her
own!”
Line 2
She
surveyed
the
confusion
of
his
visage
with
a
sweet
intelligence.
Line 3
“Is
it
an
amusing
sort
of
business,
Mr.
Prothero?”
Line 4
Prothero
looked
mulish.
Line 5
“My
mother
is
a
dressmaker,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prothero looked mulish.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But a business of her own!”
amusing
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From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
business
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From this reading “But a business of her own!”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But a business of her own!”
confusion
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From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
dressmaker
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From this reading “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But a business of her own!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
intelligence
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From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prothero looked mulish.
mother
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From this reading “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
Mr
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From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
mulish
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From this reading Prothero looked mulish.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But a business of her own!”
own
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From this reading “But a business of her own!”
Prothero
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From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
said
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From this reading “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
sort
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From this reading “Is it an amusing sort of business, Mr. Prothero?”
surveyed
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From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
sweet
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From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
visage
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From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She surveyed the confusion of his visage with a sweet intelligence.