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Question
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason:
In the short story, The Sound Machine, Dr. Scott thought Klausner was ill when Klausner rang up the doctor because ______.
Solution
In the short story, The Sound Machine, Dr. Scott thought Klausner was ill when Klausner rang up the doctor because his voice sounded different.
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“You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshall here. If you’ll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
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“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, calmly, “I had to do something. Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening in the West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but—”
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What type of people do entertain such fears?
Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
After a very long spell of heat, the weather is ………….. at last.
Now let us look at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below. Try to find out at least three other ways in which to use the word.
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