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Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement: Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.

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Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:

Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.

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उत्तर

Jo entered the old stone house carrying blanc-mange in a covered dish in one hand and Beth‟s three kittens in the other.

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अध्याय 1.1: Being Neighborly - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ १२]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 1.1 Being Neighborly
Brainstorming | Q (A1) (ii) (c) | पृष्ठ १२

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