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Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because…………
Options
he could hear the sound of the bassoon
he was forced to listen to the Mariner's tale when he wanted to attend the
wedding.the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it.
the sound of the bassoon announced the arrival of the bride and the start of
the wedding ceremony.
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Solution
the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it
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