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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below. Rumors are constantly being made, And each day the house just begins to fade. What happened inside that house? - English

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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?

  1. Does the house remain the same every day?
  2. How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?
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Solution

  1. No. The house begins to fade every day. It does not remain the same.
  2. The poet does not know what happened inside the house. This remains a mystery.
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Chapter 7.2: The House on Elm Street - Exercise [Page 203]

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Chapter 7.2 The House on Elm Street
Exercise | Q A. 4. | Page 203

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