A Power Cut
The trip switch and what next.
- Them
Is it the whole flat or one room?
- You
Only the kitchen has no power.
- Them
Check the fuse box for a switch.
- You
One switch is pointing down.
- Them
Push it back up and see.
- You
It went straight back down again.
- Them
Then something is faulty. Unplug things.
- You
I will unplug everything now.
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Words in this dialogue
- wholecomplete
- flatan apartment; level
- rooma space inside a building
- onlyno more than
- kitchenthe room where food is cooked
- powerelectricity
- checkto look at to be sure; to settle a bill
- fusea part that breaks to protect a circuit
- switchto change from one to another
- pointinga loyalty point; a point in a game; the main idea; a place (meeting point); to point at
- downalong; to a lower place
- pushto move away from you
- backreturning; the rear
- wentpast form of go
- straightgoing directly; not bent; immediately (straight away)
- againone more time
- somethinga thing not named
- faultynot working properly
- unplugto pull out of a socket
- thingsan object or matter
- everythingall things
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