A Noise Complaint
It is the middle of the night.
- Them
What is the nature of the problem?
- You
There is very loud music next door.
- Them
How long has it been going on?
- You
Since about eleven, and it is now two.
- Them
Have you spoken to them yourself?
- You
I knocked but nobody answered.
- Them
We will send someone round.
- You
Thank you. I have to work tomorrow.
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Words in this dialogue
- naturethe basic quality of something
- problemsomething that is wrong
- loudmaking a lot of noise
- musicsounds arranged to be pleasing
- nextthe one after this; beside
- doorthe panel you open to go in
- longmeasuring a lot end to end
- goingmoving to another place
- sincefrom a time in the past until now
- eleventhe number 11
- spokenpast participle of speak
- yourselfthe person spoken to, and nobody else
- knockedto hit a door to be let in
- nobodyno person
- answereda reply
- sendto make something go somewhere
- someonea person not named
- roundone set of drinks or turns
- worka job; to function properly
- tomorrowthe day after today
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