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The writer says he grew ‘an awful lot of moong’. Explain the word 'awful' in this sentence.

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The word 'awful' in this context means 'a large amount.'

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अध्याय 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ३२]

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अध्याय 1.3 The Call of the Soil
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