The Car Broke Down
Stuck at the roadside, calling for help.
- Them
Roadside assistance, what is the problem?
- You
My car stopped and will not start.
- Them
Where exactly are you?
- You
On the motorway, near junction nine.
- Them
Are you somewhere safe?
- You
Yes, I pulled onto the hard shoulder.
- Them
Stay out of the car. We will be forty minutes.
- You
Understood. I will wait behind the barrier.
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Words in this dialogue
- roadsidethe edge of a road
- assistancehelp
- problemsomething that is wrong
- stoppedto end or halt; a bus stop
- startto begin
- exactlyprecisely
- motorwaya wide fast road
- nearclose to
- junctionwhere roads meet or a road leaves
- ninethe number 9
- somewherein a place not named
- safenot in danger
- pulledto draw towards you; to stop a car
- ontoto a position on
- harddifficult; with force (raining hard)
- shoulderwhere your arm joins your body
- stayto remain; to eat here
- fortythe number 40
- minutessixty seconds
- understoodpast form of understand
- waitto stay until something happens
- behindat the back of
- barriera fence or gate that blocks the way
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