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

ghostly dust devils

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ghostly dust devils- it points out to the devilish or frightful movement of the dusty winds. It reflects the anger of the winds for disturbing the king from his resting place.

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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
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