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"The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den, For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:" Why is the poet using the word 'den' to describe the spider’s web?

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"The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:"

Why is the poet using the word 'den' to describe the spider’s web?

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उत्तर

Wild animals live in their dens. Spider also has its web as its dwelling place. So the poet uses the word ‘den’.

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पाठ 4.2: The Spider and the Fly - Exercise 1 [पृष्ठ १०५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 9 TN Board
पाठ 4.2 The Spider and the Fly
Exercise 1 | Q A. 4. a) | पृष्ठ १०५

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