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Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.The cobra struck the crow, his snout th______ing against its body. - English

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Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
The cobra struck the crow, his snout th___ing against its body.

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The cobra struck the crow, his snout thudding against its body.

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Chapter 10: The Banyan Tree - Working with Language [Page 134]

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Chapter 10 The Banyan Tree
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