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Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.(sun) going down

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Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.
(sun) going down

Options

  • becoming smaller

  • weakening

  • setting

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Solution

(sun) going down − setting

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Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face–II - Working with Language [Page 133]

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Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face–II
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