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Here is Sentence from the Story. Choose the Word from the Bracket Which Canbe Substituted for the Italicised Word in the Sentence.A Few Years Later, the Marriage Faltered. (Failed, Broke, Became Weak)

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Question

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)

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Solution

became weak

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Chapter 4.1: A Truly Beautiful Mind - Thinking about Language [Page 51]

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Chapter 4.1 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Thinking about Language | Q 1.1 | Page 51

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