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And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here? - English

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And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?

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The work of the machines is referred to as ‘our task’ here.

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पाठ 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [पृष्ठ १५०]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
पाठ 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 10. b. | पृष्ठ १५०

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