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प्रश्न
Form groups of 4-5. Read the following sentences aloud. Using your imagination and with the help of group discussion, write other situations in which the sentences can be used.
- The outcome: disappointment and anger.
- The hour of battle had sounded
- What a chase!
- This was our chance, .........
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उत्तर
- The students wanted to meet the minister and waited continuously outside his office for three days. Finally the secretary informed them that the minister was on a long foreign trip. The outcome: disappointment and anger
- The two warring teams faced each other aggressively. Both wanted desperately to win. The hour of battle had sounded.
- I watched the lion chase the deer in and out through bushes and trees for over an hour before it gave up. What a chase!
- The Principal asked us if we had any problems or complaints. We thought of our daily burden of homework. Should we complain now? This was our chance…..
संबंधित प्रश्न
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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blow-by-blow account
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morale booster
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relegated to
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political acumen
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de facto
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astute
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doctored accounts
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gave vent to
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