(though, mentioned, through, disabled, walking, successor) It was… - Vidyadip

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(though, mentioned, through, disabled, walking, successor) It was on a ……………1……….. tour ……….2…………. Cambridge that the guide ………….3………. Stephen Hawking, ‘poor man, who is quite ………….4……….. now, ……….5……….. he is a worthy ……….6…………. to Issac Newton, whose Chair he has at the university.’

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1. walking, 2. through, 3. mentioned, 4. disabled, 5. though, 6. successor

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