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English Core · 2024 · 2 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q10
Explain the sentence "an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon." (Lost Spring)
Explain the sentence "an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon." (Lost Spring)
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group of young boys or rag pickers, appear early morning and disappear in the afternoon
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