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Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.

desert sky

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desert sky- it refers to the dusty sky of the desert. The barren sky spread over the vast desert region portrays a sad and dry picture.

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पाठ 3.1: Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues - Working with words [पृष्ठ २९]

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पाठ 3.1 Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
Working with words | Q 1.02 | पृष्ठ २९

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