3. Greeting cards seemed a come-down from her high expectations, but the ad vice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. (Para. 2 spite of the disappointment, she took the ad vice and decided to have a try at greeting card o Meaning: She didn't expect to draw greeting cards at all for she had aimed very high, but The results transformed her life forever. Para 2) Meaning: As a result, she achieved such great success in greeting cards that it changed her life forever. (or The results of her trying were so wonderful that they changed her life 5. Annual retail sales are in the $100 million range -all as a result of that fateful disappointing trip to New York. (Para. 3) Meaning: The range of retail sales per year is about $100 million. All this results from that important trip to New York that disappointed her at first 6. It's probably no accident that one of Engelbreit's bolder cards shows a young girl in overalls, her bare feet up on a desk, a farm field in the window behind her. ( Para. 3) Meaning: Probably it is not by chance that one of Engelbreit's daring cards shows a young girl dressed in overalls, with her bare feet up on a desk and a farm field in the window behind her 7. Once you know Engelbreit,'s distinctive style, you can recognize her cards from 20 paces away-bright, funny, and with an eye to the past.(Para. 4 Meaning: Once you get famil iar with Engelbreit's unique style, you can tell her cards from 20 paces away: they are bright, funny, with a feeling of affection for things in the past 8. Her cards usually have elaborate border designs comprised of repeated images..(Para. 4) Meaning: Her cards usually have beautiful and complex border designs that consist o images used over and again 9. Most often, there's Ann Estelle, a woman with short, straight hair, big glasses, hat and an acid tongue.(Para. 4) (a woman with) an acid tongue:(a woman who has) a sharp tongue, (a woman who is )very critical of others 10. Ann Estelle(named after her grandmother ) is the imaginary representative of Mary's outlook Meaning: Ann Estelle (who was named after her grandmother) is a created image that represents Mary's views on life 11. Indeed, it's her trademark. (Para. 5) Meaning: Indeed, being cute is her distinctive feature. Here"it"refers to cuteness 12. Her business card once featured a drawing of Ann Estelle, cigar in her mouth and drink in hand, with the message Engelbreit's the Name, Cute Is My game. ( Para. 5 Meaning: Her business card once showed a drawing of Ann Estelle in a noticeable way: a cigar in her mouth and a drink in her hand. It also had a line on it: " Engelbreit is the Name, Cute Is My game 13. She ignored her teachers' advice to become an English teacher and didn't bother with going on to a university because I was ready to plunge into my life as an artist. (Para. 8) Meaning: She didn,'t take her teachers' ad vice that she should become an English teacher, nor did she take the trouble to go on to study in a university because, as she says, "I was ready to start my life as an artist3. Greeting cards seemed a come-down from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. (Para. 2) Meaning: She didn't expect to draw greeting cards at all for she had aimed very high, but in spite of the disappointment, she took the advice and decided to have a try at greeting cards. 4. The results transformed her life forever. ( Para.2) Meaning: As a result, she achieved such great success in greeting cards that it changed her life forever. (or The results of her trying were so wonderful that they changed her life forever.) 5. Annual retail sales are in the $100 million range — all as a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York. (Para. 3) Meaning: The range of retail sales per year is about $100 million. All this results from that important trip to New York that disappointed her at first. 6. It's probably no accident that one of Engelbreit's bolder cards shows a young girl in overalls, her bare feet up on a desk, a farm field in the window behind her. (Para. 3) Meaning: Probably it is not by chance that one of Engelbreit's daring cards shows a young girl dressed in overalls, with her bare feet up on a desk and a farm field in the window behind her. 7. Once you know Engelbreit's distinctive style, you can recognize her cards from 20 paces away — bright, funny, and with an eye to the past. (Para. 4) Meaning: Once you get familiar with Engelbreit's unique style, you can tell her cards from 20 paces away: they are bright, funny, with a feeling of affection for things in the past. 8. Her cards usually have elaborate border designs comprised of repeated images… (Para. 4) Meaning: Her cards usually have beautiful and complex border designs that consist of images used over and again… 9. Most often, there's Ann Estelle, a woman with short, straight hair, big glasses, hat and an acid tongue. (Para. 4) (a woman with) an acid tongue: (a woman who has) a sharp tongue; (a woman who is) very critical of others 10. Ann Estelle (named after her grandmother) is the imaginary representative of Mary's outlook. (Para. 4) Meaning: Ann Estelle (who was named after her grandmother) is a created image that represents Mary's views on life. 11. Indeed, it's her trademark. (Para. 5) Meaning: Indeed, being cute is her distinctive feature. Here “it” refers to cuteness. 12. Her business card once featured a drawing of Ann Estelle, cigar in her mouth and drink in hand, with the message “Engelbreit's the Name, Cute Is My Game.” (Para. 5) Meaning: Her business card once showed a drawing of Ann Estelle in a noticeable way: a cigar in her mouth and a drink in her hand. It also had a line on it: "Engelbreit is the Name, Cute Is My Game." 13. She ignored her teachers' advice to become an English teacher and didn't bother with going on to a university because “I was ready to plunge into my life as an artist.” (Para. 8) Meaning: She didn't take her teachers' advice that she should become an English teacher, nor did she take the trouble to go on to study in a university because, as she says, "I was ready to start my life as an artist