English Confluence By CL Gautam

3-scarcely -hardly/ almost not 4-Wheezily - rough sound/ whistling sound  5- Espionage -act of spying  6-Sloppy - careless and disorganised  7-Prosaic - commonplace/ humdrum/ routine  8- Disillusioned - disappointed  9-Countenance - facial expressions  10- Menacing - presence of danger  11- Concerning - regarding  12- Raise the devil -Make a noisy disturbance  13- Nuisance -annoyance/ irritating  14-Pressing - serious  15- inflection - pitch in the voice  16- Passkey - a master key  17-Deftly - skillfully  18- uncork - pull the cork of bottle  19- White faced - pale from fear  20- Alibi: A claim or piece of evidence  21-Intruder : Someone who enters a place without permission. 22-Grimly -threateningly 23- Authentic - genuine  24- Gloomy - Sad 25-Slender - thin/ delicate  26-Stammer - speak with difficulty 27- Chuckled - : laughed quietly   Follow this blogger  englishschol...

Lesson -1  A Triumph Of Surgery   Vocabulary List   1-Distraught: Extremely worried and upset. 2-Tottering/Totter: Moving in an unsteady,  3-Relent: To become lenient  4-Regime: A regulated system of diet or exercise. 5-Convalescing : Recovering health and strength after illness. 6-Swooned: Fainted or lost consciousness. 7-Listless: Lacking energy or enthusiasm. 8-Engulfed: Completely surrounded or covered. 9-Wrung: To press something tightly. 10-Pathetic: Arousing pity or sadness. 11-Indulgent : Overly generous or lenient. 12-Gasping : Breathing with difficulty. 13-Scrimmage: A rough or confused struggle. 14-Hasten : To be quick to do something. 15-Rheumy : Watery (especially of eyes).  16-Fortnight : A period of two weeks. 17-Tackle: To deal with a difficult situation. 18-Roused : Brought out of a state of inactivity. 19-Wailings : Crying with pain or grief. 20-Malnutrition = poor nutrition, 21-Drooping -Hanging or bending down heavily 21-lumb...

L-2 Lost Spring Class Test  Set-A Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow 5M  Why do you do this?" I ask Saheb whom I encounter every morning scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of my neighbourhood. Saheb left his home long ago. Set amidst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory. (a) Who is speaking to whom in the first line? (i) Saheb, to the narrator (ii) Saheb's mother to her son (iii) The narrator to Saheb (iv) Narrator to the bangle-seller b) 'Why do you do this?' What does the person being asked this question do? (i) Ragpicking (ii) Bangle making (iii) Working in front of the furnace (iv) Loitering aimlessly (c) Saheb's home before coming to Delhi was in……. (d) What does 'encounter' mean in the extract? (e) Who is the author? (f) What is Saheb's full name? Set-B Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow 5M In this case, the elder is an impoverished bangle maker. Despite long...

Lesson Wise Lesson -1 The Last Lesson  Set-A Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow 1x5=5 Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. (A) Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more. While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called. It was my turn to recite. What would I not have given to be able to say that dreadful rule for the participle all through, very loud and clear, and without one and not daring to look up. mistake? But I got mixed up on the first words and stood there, holding on to my desk, my heart beating, [The Last Lesson  (a) Select the option that completes the given senten...