The Queue
How long, and whether you can skip it.
- Them
The queue starts back there.
- You
How long is the wait at the moment?
- Them
About forty minutes, I am afraid.
- You
Is there a faster ticket we can buy?
- Them
There is a priority entry for ten more.
- You
We will take two of those.
- Them
Then follow the signs to the left.
- You
Thank you, that saves our afternoon.
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Words in this dialogue
- queuea line of waiting people
- startsbegins
- backreturning; the rear
- longmeasuring a lot end to end
- waitto stay until something happens
- momenta very short time
- fortythe number 40
- minutessixty seconds
- afraidsorry to say; frightened
- fastermoving more quickly
- ticketa slip showing you have paid
- prioritywhat comes first
- entrybeing let in
- morea greater amount
- taketo carry; to need time
- followto go after
- signsto write your name; a board with information; a hint that something is true (a good sign)
- leftthe opposite side to right; remaining
- savesto keep from spending; to store (a file)
- afternoonthe time between noon and evening
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