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Change into Indirect speech:

“We won’t get a taxi in this rain”, I grumbled

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I grumbled that we wouldn’t get a taxi in that rain.

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पाठ 3.2: A Lesson in Life from a Beggar - Language Study [पृष्ठ १००]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 3.2 A Lesson in Life from a Beggar
Language Study | Q 3.(c) | पृष्ठ १००

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