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Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was - - English

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Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was -

  1. a dark moonless night.
  2. _________________________
  3. _________________________
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उत्तर

  1. a dark moonless night
  2. There were only a few pricks of fire (stars) in the night sky.
  3. The night was still, windless and clear, as a result of which, every sound was distinct and intensified.
  4. The bark of a dog all the way at Delmonden could be clearly heard in the woods.
  5. As Peter walked on the road, he could hear the echo of his own footsteps sounding like a death knell.
  6. The roadside, being a mass of thorns, crackled and rustled as loud as the thud of the man‟s feet.
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पाठ 1.5: Mrs. Adis - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ५१]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.5 Mrs. Adis
Brainstorming | Q (A1) (i) | पृष्ठ ५१

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