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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone: Finally, the manager learnt a ______the hard way.

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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:

Finally, the manager learnt a ______the hard way.

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  • lesson

  • lessen

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Finally, the manager learnt a lesson the hard way.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Vocabulary [Page 7]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Vocabulary | Q f) v) b) | Page 7

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