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He takes________ his grandfather

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2017-2018 (March) English Set 1

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Me?"....God might question; now instead,
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Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

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The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
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They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
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Claudio: I would scarce trust myself though I had sworn the contrary if I Hero would be my wife.

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(iii) Explain the lines:

"There's her cousin, she was not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the first of May doth the last of December". 
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  • Accommodation
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