Excerpt from English Readers, Vol. 5
Mamas - 1. Explain the following phrases: (1) He pried into every mechanical contrivance. (2) His tastes did not lean towards agriculture. (3) It was the height of his ambition. (4) Rigorously sober. (5) He was now in his element. (6) Involving a capital of five millions.
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