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Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation spitefully upon the table murmuring, “What do you suppose I want with that”?
The lady was frustrated because ______.

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The lady was frustrated because she had nothing special to wear at such a grand party.

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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation spitefully upon the table murmuring, “What do you suppose I want with that”?The lady was frustrated because ______.

The lady was frustrated because she had nothing special to wear at such a grand party.

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:
Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation spitefully upon the table murmuring, “What do you suppose I want with that”?
The lady was frustrated because ______.