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“I married a year ago,” said John, “I told you I built a house in the East End. The belted-I mean the Colonel-is there, too. I find him waiting at the gate whenever I get back from a trip to hear any new story, I might have picked up on the road,” (...
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31/01/2021 5:21 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
“I married a year ago,” said John, “I told you I built a house in the East End. The belted-I mean the Colonel-is there, too. I find him waiting at the gate whenever I get back from a trip to hear any new story, I might have picked up on the road,”
(a) Who did John marry?
(b) Who was so fond of stories?
(c) What does the word ‘belted’ here mean?
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31/01/2021 5:22 pm

(a) John married Jessie Allyn.
(b) Colonel Allyn was fond of stories.
(c) A man given a sword and a belt by the king.
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