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The music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses this idea.

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The music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses this idea.

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The music-master's notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody'. It was like the wheels of a train fitting smoothly into the rails and whizzing along. This sentence shows that the music-master was making lovely music.

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Chapter 2.1: A Gift of Chappals - Comprehension Check [Page 28]

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NCERT English Honeycomb Class 7
Chapter 2.1 A Gift of Chappals
Comprehension Check | Q 1 | Page 28

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