Question

AC
(slang) a policeman
cost a tidy packet cost a lot of money
despise hate; feel scorn for
dual-carriageway two roads side by side, ea
one-way traffic
s explained
ach for
eighteen-carat carat is a measure of purity of
gold, pure gold being 24 carats
elegant graceful
fished searched about for
ar
guv'nor (governor) (slang) used instead of
for one's employer, or even for one's fath
lousy (slang) disgustingly bad
nick (slang) steal
'od carrier hod carrier--the meaning is expla
by the hitch-hiker
open 'er up open her up; let her (the car) go
top speed
sit tight and keep mum sit still and keep quie
solemnly seriously; with dignity and ceremon
solicitor a lawyer /
that's torn it this action is going to cause trouh
vulgar impolite; rude; dirty
whoppin' whopping-big; hefty
labbergasted astonished; greatly surprised
flat out at top speed
or a spell for a period of time
OMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions.
a.
Which words in the first paragraph of the sto
ne hrst paragraph of the story tell us that the owner of the car is rich?​

Answer 1

From the line the packet costs a lot of money