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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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I was a master once. I've taught thousands of boys, right back to 1870.

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21b20Mr. Chips22b20: I was a master once. I've taught thousands of boys, 21font20right back to 187022font20. But I gave it up, gave it up fifteen years ago.22br
21b20Student22b20: I say, you must be terribly old, sir.22br
21b20Mr. Chips22b20: Well, 21font20I'm certainly no chicken22font20, no chicken. 22br
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21font21b20122b20: What does 21i20right back to 187022i20 mean?22font22br
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21font21b20222b20: What does 21i20''I'm certainly no chicken''22i20 mean?22font22br
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0 Mr Chips started to teach in 187002br 02br 00I'm no chicken - I'm not young (a chicken is a baby hen/rooster)0-

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  • 0 Mr Chips started to teach in 187002br 02br 00I'm no chicken - I'm not young (a chicken is a baby hen/rooster)0-
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0 Mr Chips started to teach in 187002br
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0Hi Feebs,02br
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00Have you read Goodbye, Mr. Chips!? If not, then how did you come to know that Mr. Chips started teaching in 1870 just from the phrase 01i00right back to 187002i00?0-
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0 I've read the book 01i01b00and02b02i00 seen the film.02br
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0 I've taught thousands of boys, 00right back to 1870. It's clear that he started teaching in 1870 as this phrase shows that he wasn't teaching before that date.00 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I've taught thousands of boys, 10right back to 1870. 11font11b10It's clear that he started teaching in 1870 as this phrase shows that he wasn't teaching before that date.12b12font12blockquote
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11cite20Nona The Brit22cite20I've taught thousands of boys, 20right back to 1870. 21font21b20It's clear that he started teaching in 1870 as this phrase shows that he wasn't teaching before that date.22b22font
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21cite30Nona The Brit32cite30I've taught thousands of boys, 30right back to 1870. 31font31b30It's clear that he started teaching
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