hanging pictures

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Little Johnny came downstairsest descendu crying. His mother saw his tearslarmes and became worried.

“What’s the matterqu’est-ce qu’il y a, Johnny?” she asked.

Johnny tried to stop crying. “Dad was hanging picturesaccrochait des photos, and he hit his thumbpouce with the hammermarteau!”

His mother felt toucheda été émue that Johnny cared so much, but she didn’t like seeing him cry.

“That’s not so serious,” she said softlydit-elle doucement. “I know you feel upsetbouleversé, but a big boy like you shouldn’t cryne devrait pas pleurer about something like that. It’s something people usually laughrire about.”

Johnny wiped his eyess’est essuyé les yeux and said, “I did laughai ri!”

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Vocabulary

came downstairs: walked down to the lower floor

hanging pictures: putting pictures on a wall

wiped his eyes: cleaned away tears

Grammar

Past continuous: Dad was hanging pictures.

Direct speech: “What’s the matter, Johnny?”

Synonyms & Alternatives

cry: weep, sob

upset: troubled, distressed

Mini Dialogue

A: Are you all right?

B: Yes, I just hit my thumb.

A: Oh dear, does it hurt?

B: Only a little—I even laughed!

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