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Flamingo Prose CH 4 The Rattrap — ENGLISH STD 12 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceENGLISHFlamingo Prose CH 4 The Rattrap5 Marks
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(allowed, forge, confidence, once, compassionately, bother, evidently, stolen, abruptly, sight)
As soon as the young girl caught _____of him, she went up and lifted his hat The man was _______ used to sleeping with one eye open. He jumped up _______ and seemed to be quite frightened. “My name is EdlaWillmansson,” said the young girl. “My father came home and said that you wanted to sleep here in the _______ tonight, and then I asked permission to some and bring you home to us. I am so sorry; Captain, that you are having such a hard time.” She looked at him _______, with her heavy eyes, and then she noticed that the man was afraid. “Either he has _______ something or else he has escaped from, jail”, she thought, and added quickly, “You may be sure, Captain, that you will be ________to leave us just as freely as you came. Only please stay with us over Christmas Eve.” She said this in such a friendly manner that the rattrap peddler must have felt ________ in her. “It would never have occurred to me that you would ______ with me yourself, miss,” he said. “I will come at ________
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Sight, evidently, abrupily, forge, compassionately, stolen, allowed, confidence, bother, once

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