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And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! Rewrite the given lines with the ending ‘365 days a year.'

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And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

Rewrite the given lines with the ending ‘365 days a year.'

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Solution

And now, if you will set us to our task, we will serve you, 365 days a year.

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Chapter 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [Page 150]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 10. e. | Page 150

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