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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate form.
I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often____________ at the sight of them.
पर्याय
startle
catch sight of
overload
water
pass
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उत्तर
I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often water at the sight of them.
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