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Here is Sentence from the Story. Choose the Word from the Bracket Which Canbe Substituted for the .Science Wasn’T the Only Thing that Appealed to the Dashing Young Man with the Walrusmoustache.

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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.

Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)

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Solution

interested .

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Chapter 4.1: A Truly Beautiful Mind - Thinking about Language [Page 52]

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NCERT English Beehive [English] Class 9
Chapter 4.1 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Thinking about Language | Q 1.7 | Page 52

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