They Did Not Turn Up
Chasing a missed appointment.
- Them
Hello, you called earlier?
- You
Yes, someone was due at nine.
- Them
Let me check the schedule.
- You
It is almost twelve now.
- Them
He is stuck on another job.
- You
Could someone else come instead?
- Them
I can send another engineer at two.
- You
Please do. I took the day off.
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Words in this dialogue
- calledto phone; to name
- earlierbefore the time mentioned
- someonea person not named
- ninethe number 9
- checkto look at to be sure; to settle a bill
- schedulea plan of times
- almostvery nearly
- twelvethe number 12
- stuckunable to move
- anotherone more
- elseother; in addition
- cometo move towards here
- insteadin place of that
- sendto make something go somewhere
- engineersomeone who designs or builds
- tookpast form of take
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