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Answer These Question in One Or Two Sentences . (The Paragraph Numbers Within Brackets Provide Clues to the Answer.)When Did She Leave Home for Delhi, and Why? - English (Moments)

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Answer these question in one or two sentences . (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answer.)

When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? 

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When she turned sixteen and was under pressure to get married, Santosh threatened her parents that she would never marry if she did not get a proper education. Therefore, she left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.

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Chapter 8.1: Reach for the Top - Thinking about Language 1 [Page 103]

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NCERT English - Beehive Class 9
Chapter 8.1 Reach for the Top
Thinking about Language 1 | Q 1.4 | Page 103

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