English quotes (inspector calls) Flashcards

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Mr birling

I c a a r

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I can’t accept any responsibility

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Mr birling

I m d t k l c d

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It’s my duty to keep labour costs down

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Mr birling

A u

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Absolutely unsinkable

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Mr birling

H d y g o w o c c

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How do yo get on with our chief constable

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Mr birling

T s b a f t e

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They’d soon be asking for the earth

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Mr birling

T b a p s

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There’ll be a public scandal

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Mr birling

T a f c t I m f m I t n h l

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There’s a fair chance that I may find myself into the next honours list

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Mr birling

A m h t m h o b a l a h a h o

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A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

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Mr birling

T e e f w b y m a I d

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There’s every excuse for what both your mother and I did

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Mr birling

g o t c

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girls of that class

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Mrs birling

a y n s t s s t

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Arthur your not supposed to say such things

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Mrs birling

d c m l t

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don’t contradict me like that

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Mrs birling

w d a g d o w h d c

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we’ve done a great deal of work helping deserving cases

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Mrs birling

i w s a p o g i

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It was simply a piece of gross impertinence

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Mrs birling

y j h t g u t t j a i d

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you’ll just have to get used tothat just as I did

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Mrs birling

i d n i a o

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I did nothing im ashamed of

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Mrs birling

g a l f t f o t c i h r

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Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility

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Mrs birling

i t c i t i w j

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In the circumstances I think I was justified

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Mrs birling

y q w t s i s r w i d

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You’re quite wrong to suppose I shall regret what I did

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Mrs birling

b i a n b f i a a

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But I accept no blame for it at all

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sheila

b t g a c l t p

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But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people

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sheila

i c h t a t g d h s h

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I can’t help thinking about this girl –destroying herself so horribly

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sheila

i w t t m a m a i t h t i t d g r o t g i n g n t p a

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I went to the manager at Milwards and I told him that if they didn’t get rid of that girl, I’d never go near the place again

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sheila

b i w i a f t

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Because I was in a furious temper.

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sheila b u w k h
Between us we killed her
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sheila i k i t b
I know I’m to blame
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sheila i d s
I’m desperately sorry
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sheila y d s t h l a
You don’t seem to have learnt anything
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sheila b t w b e s b t l
But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life
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sheila t w s c a h
There was something curious about him.
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Eric h c h k h o i o t h o
He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out
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Eric t m h s i
that might have started it
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Eric i h a f d , i r a l o c
I’ve had a few drinks, including rather a lot of champagne
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Eric i w i t s w a c e g n 52 i d e r-t t h t
I was in that state when a chap easily gets nasty” 52 “I didn’t even remember – that’s the hellish thing
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Eric s d w m t m h ... i a w , s t m a i i w a k
“She didn’t want me to marry her… In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid”
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Eric i g i - f t o ... i i t p i b
“I got it – from the office… I intended to pay it back”
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Eric ...y n t k o f a c c g t w h i t
“…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”
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Eric ... m c - y o g - y k t b - d y , d y
“…my child – your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you”
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Eric i w h t t g a w w a d t h t m
“It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”
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Eric y l m b l y o n , b i c ... w d h i a r
“You lot may be letting yourself out nicely, but I can’t… we did her in all right”
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Inspector Goole b h i o ... s w i g a
“Burnt her inside out… she was in great agony”
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Inspector Goole c a m c w h
come along mr Croft what happened
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Inspector Goole i b t a f t e t t t i
“It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it”
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Inspector Goole y h w i s b m c
"you heard what I said before mr Croft" - Goole​
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Inspector Goole i i w l t m i w k w t d t l
"if it was left to me I wouldn’t know where to draw the line " - Goole​
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Inspector Goole w d l a w a m o o b . w a r f e
"we don’t live alone we are members of one body. we are responsible for eachother" - Goole​
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Inspector Goole ...e o y h t k h . r t . n f i
“…each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it”
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Inspector Goole i n a y t t m s i d k i a a y t e s y d k
"im not asking you to tell me something I don’t know I am asking you to explain something you do know" - Goole ​
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Inspector Goole o e s h g b t a m o e s a j s i t w
"one eva smith has gone but there are millions of eva smiths and John smiths in the world" - Goole​
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Inspector Goole (d) i d p g
"(dryly) I don’t play golf"
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Inspector Goole d s a m a i l m p w y p
"don’t stammer at me again im losing my patience with you people" - Goole​
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Inspector Goole i n g u i k w h
"Im not going until I know what happened" - Goole​
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eva smith s w o o w a s w t o b m
"she was out of work and she was taken on by Milwards" - Goole​
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eva smith s h l t s a f t m s s h t g
"she had a lot to say and far to much so she had to go" - Mr Birling​
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eva smith i c r h n o w s l
"I couldn’t remember her name or where she lived " - Gerald​
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eva smith a g d t a p l s o g w n d a h
"a girl died tonight a pretty lively sort of girl who never did any harm" - Goole​
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eva smith a i a g o t s w e r m
"as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money" - Lady Macbeth​
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eva smith s l v e o w s
"she lived very economically on what she " - Goole​
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responsibility i a n b f i a
"I accept no blame for it at all" - mrs birling​
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responsibility i c a a r i w w a r f w h t e i w b v a w i
"I cant accept any responsibility if we were all responsible for what happened to everybody it would be very awkward wouldn’t it" - mr birling​
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responsibility y m a n m i t n h y a
you've made a nasty mess of this now haven't you Arthur
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responsibility w a r f h d
we are responsible for her death
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responsibility t w s i a b o m n b a e s
the whole story is a bit of moonshine nothing but an elaborate sell
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responsibility a i i c h h n i w
"and if I could help her now I would" - sheila​
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responsibility i w t g o o t i f m t w y t
"I want to get out of this it frightens me the way you talk" - Eric​
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mrs birling c e f f a s
claiming elaborate fine feelings and scrupples