Chapter VII
DAWKER. [With his grin] Ah! You look quite pretty like that. By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused. [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)
Chapter VII
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DAWKER.
[With
his
grin]
Ah!
You
look
quite
pretty
like
that.
By
George!
you're
a
handsome
woman
when
you're
roused.
[CHLOE'S
passion
fades
out
as
quickly
as
it
blazed
up.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DAWKER.
Line 2
[With
his
grin]
Ah!
Line 3
You
look
quite
pretty
like
that.
Line 4
By
George!
you're
a
handsome
woman
when
you're
roused.
Line 5
[CHLOE'S
passion
fades
out
as
quickly
as
it
blazed
up.
Learner Dictionary
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Handsome
noun
US /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look quite pretty like that.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look quite pretty like that.”
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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 By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
Ah
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From this reading [With his grin] Ah!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
blazed
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From this reading [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
CHLOE'S
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DAWKER
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fades
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George
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From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
grin
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From this reading [With his grin] Ah!
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [With his grin] Ah!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
like
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From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
out
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passion
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From this reading [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
pretty
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From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
quickly
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
roused
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From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
up
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From this reading [CHLOE'S passion fades out as quickly as it blazed up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [With his grin] Ah!
woman
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From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look quite pretty like that.
you're
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From this reading By George! you're a handsome woman when you're roused.