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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch didn’t knock before entering Mrs. Adis’s house.
The reason was -
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
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उत्तर
Peter Crouch didn't knock before entering Mrs. Adis' house because:
- He was in trouble and did not want anyone to hear or know that he was there.
- He was in a state of panic as his hands were shaking a little.
- He had committed the crime of shooting a man.
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