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You told him she was feeling poorly, did you? And so my brother is to be kept out of his bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly” (а) Who is ‘she’ referred to in the above lines? (b) What is the tone of the spea...
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23/03/2021 7:16 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
You told him she was feeling poorly, did you? And so my brother is to be kept out of his bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly”
(а) Who is ‘she’ referred to in the above lines?
(b) What is the tone of the speaker?
(c) Explain ‘kept out of his bed’.
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23/03/2021 7:17 pm

(а) ‘She’ referred to in the above lines is Marie’s mother.
(b) The speaker (Persome) here speaks in a reproachful tone.
(c) ‘Did not sleep and take rest’.
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