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Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'. - English

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Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'.

Sr.No. A B
1. While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance the laws. (a) Eyes are refrained from using spectacles.
2. They are made with the straddle as wide as the ridge of the Nose is. (b) The responsibility of giving a verdict rested on the shoulders of the hearing organ.
3. That whenever the Nose put his Spectacles on, by daylight or candlelight Eyes should be shut! (c) Spectacles are meant for none other than the nose.
4. So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, decisive and clear, without one if or but. (d) The judge delivered a firm verdict without any doubt.
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Sr.No. A B
1. While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance the laws. (b) The responsibility of giving a verdict rested on the shoulders of the hearing organ.
2. They are made with the straddle as wide as the ridge of the Nose is. (c) Spectacles are meant for none other than the nose.
3. That whenever the Nose put his Spectacles on, by daylight or candlelight Eyes should be shut! (a) Eyes are refrained from using spectacles.
4. So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, decisive and clear, without one if or but. (d) The judge delivered a firm verdict without any doubt
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पाठ 2.5: Nose versus Eyes - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ८९]

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पाठ 2.5 Nose versus Eyes
Brainstorming | Q (A1) (ii) | पृष्ठ ८९

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