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Explain or comment on the following sentences:

A. 1. Charles had planned to see Arthur Brown in Hall and on the side pick up such gossip as was going. 2. You meet

other boats there and river gossip is exchanged. 3. He had mentioned that George was attracting some gossip. 4. He gave

people pieces of gossip in the same way that he gave them drinks. 5. Bess was an in curable gossip. 6. Bant marvelled

how gossip travelled. 7. At last the town gossips left her alone. 8. Next day, while he was at his office winding up its last

tattered affairs, I telephoned Mrs. Skelton. 9. Don't you see that she can wind anyone round her little finger? 10.Bits of

the wall peeling, a banister leg was loose. 11. The wallpaper peeled off in long, broad ribbons. 12. Sitting down and

peeling off her gloves, Jane took a mirror out of her bag and looked at herself. 13. It was quite an undertaking to scrape

all the rust off. 14.The lazy boy was lucky to scrape through the exams. 15. John had scraped together enough money

for his first year at college. 16.1 ran the risk of getting into some scrapes. 17. "If you don't take care, your friend will get

you into a serious scrape, some day," said Carrie. 18. My father and I scraped together the change in our pockets and

found enough for breakfast at a diner. 19. Steady! There is a broken step here. 20. He was a steady visitor at their home.

21 He said unsteadily: "I understand, Mrs. Evans." 22. Caroline repeated the ejaculation not in so steady a tone. 23. The

snow was falling steadily out of a tawny sky. 24. He clutched at her to steady himself. 25. He is a steady fighter for

peace. 26. "No," said Mary steadily, "he never comes here." 27. He moved forward unsteadily in the darkness. 28. I'm a

bit of a philanderer, my dear, you need a steadier chap. 29. He's got a character and steady employment, and he's no

fool. 30. "I ain't going," was his steady answer to all her threats and requests. 31. He lost weight steadily.*

B. 1. You've made a mess of the job. I wish you had refused to do it. 2. Why did you leave the table in such an awful

mess? 3. Nothing to do, but sweep up the mess — and such nice eggs. 4. "Now we've got to clear up this mess," he said.

"All I hope is that it doesn't take too long." 5. I thought of the mess he was bound to make of it. 6. This word is a crack-

jaw for foreigners. 7. He is a hard nut to crack. 8. He is fond of cracking jokes, but they are not to my taste. 9. A cracked

bell can never sound well. ( proverb) 10. All is lost that is poured into a cracked dish. 11. His contributions to science are

invaluable. 12. Mr. W'infield listened and soon understood that he was expected to contribute to the conversation. 13.

M.Sholokhov contributed most generously and with great skill to world literature. 14. My own earliest boating

recollection is of five of us contributing three-pence and taking a boat on the lake.

14.This is not the right spirit to begin some new work in. 16. We found him alone, spent and spiritless. 17. His spirits