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प्रश्न
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
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उत्तर
Today's meaning: Tommy's classroom was without a teacher for a month.
Contextual meaning: Tommy's mechanical instructor had to be removed for a month to be fixed.
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Listen carefully and write each word in the appropriate column/columns.
| ancient | modern | futuristic |
| bicycles | bullet trains | school |
| wheels | robots | flying cars |
| bullock carts | horse-drawn carriages | tonga |
| tar roads | spaceships | homework |
| ships | television | aeroplanes |
| computers | windmills | cameras |
| floppy disks | earthmovers | axes |
| audio/video cassettes | brushes | mortar and pestle |
| telephone | mobile phones | hot air balloons |
| books | notebooks | headphones |
| vacuum cleaners | ball pens | tests |
| umbrellas | water on tap | solar lamps |
| electric lamps | candles | earthen stoves |
| air conditioners | grammar | fans |
| microbiology | geography |
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