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  One evening Chuck's good hand idly hooked the leash onto Duke's collar to hold him still. It was like lighting a fuse: Duke shimmied himself U-shaped in anticipation. (i) Explain 'It was like lighting a fuse.' (ii) What are all of them busy in? (iii) What do you understand by 'Duke shimmied himself? or (i) What is the author referring to by 'good hand'? (ii) What was lighting a fuse? (iii) What was Duke in anticipation of?

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                  (i) Chuck hooked the leash onto Duke's collar to hold him still. After some efforts, he took a step. It was a step on the road to recovery. (ii) Hooper wants to move his paralysed leg and Marcy and Duke are helping him.               (iii) Duke shook or vibrated in a U-shape like a hockey stick so that Hooper might stand.                or (i) The author is referring to Hooper's right hand as 'good hand'. (ii) The hooking of the leash on to Duke's collar and Duke's movement was like lighting a fuse. (iii) Duke had been anticipating that his master would walk.