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Question
Complete the following sentence.
The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household___________________________________.
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Solution
The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household were very generous and because of this, he had been able to keep his body and soul together for a whole week and he could not believe that they would turn him away.
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