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प्रश्न
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A sportsman
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उत्तर
winning a tournament or earning the highest rank in that particular sport making your own record by participating in several sorts of sports, winning medals and trophies.
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Explain what is imagery in a poem. Flow has Angelou used it in the poem?
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Fill in the missing words in this email.
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- ______.
- ______.
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