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प्रश्न
How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia I am ashamed. I did yield to them.
Give me my robe, for I will go.
(a) Why was Calpurnia afraid?
(b) Where did Caesar decide to go?
(c) What does the word 'yield' mean?
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उत्तर
a) Calpurnia was afraid because she had seen a nightmare that had many ill omens for Caesar.
b) Caesar decided to go to the senate at the Capitol.
c) The world ‘yield’ means to ‘give way.’
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