(approach, isolation, explode, continued, pitched, speeding, cock… - Vidyadip

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(approach, isolation, explode, continued, pitched, speeding, cock, standing)
We passed nomads’ dark tents ………….1…………. in splendid ………….2…………. , usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, …………….3………….. guard. These beasts would …………..4………….. their great big heads when they became aware of our ………….5………….. and fix us in their sights. As we …………..6………… to draw closer, they would .…………7……….. into action, …………….8…………….. directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.

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1. pitched, 2. isolation, 3. standing, 4. cock, 5. approach, 6. continued, 7. explode, 8. speeding

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