11th Eng.Hornbill Ch-1 THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY BY KHUSHWANT SINGH, ANNOTATIONS VOCABULARY,

Ch-1

A Portrait of a Lady by Khushwant Singh

Q1. How did the grandmother look?

Ans.Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat

Q2.What did the author eat for breakfast?

Ans.Thick bread with butter   

Q3.Where were the parents of the author?

Ans. City

Q4.What would the grandmother do in the temple on a daily basis?

Ans.Sing religious prayers

Q5.Why didn't the grandmother like music?

Ans.It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk

Q6.How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?

Ans.Spinning the wheel

Q7.How did the grandmother react to her illness?

Ans.She said her end was near

Q8.What did the grandmother do in her final hours?

Ans.Silently praying and telling her beads

Q9.What happened when they took the grandmother's corpse away?

Ans.birds flew away quietly

Annotations

1-Portrait-a painted photographed फोटोग्राफ 

2- Wrinkles- puckered,criss cross झुर्रियों से भरी हुई

3-Mantelpiece- above fireplace अंगीठी

4-Absurd-ridiculous मूर्खतापूर्ण

5-Fables - old stories कहानियां

6-Prophet- religious Teacher धर्मगुरु

7-Hobbled about-walked unsteadily लड़खड़ाना

8- Inaudible- which cannot be heard सुना ना जा सके

9-Expanse- widespread विस्तार

10- Serenity- calmness शांत

11- Contentment- satisfaction संतुष्ट

12- Monotonous-boring उबांऊ

13-Sing song- singing in the same tone

14- Stale- not fresh बासी

15-Monopoly- sole rights एकाअधिकार

16-Lewd- vulgar वासना पूर्ण

17-Distressed- sad/ disturbed उदास

18- Harlots- prostitutes वेश्या 

19- Disapproval- disagreement असहमति

20-Seclusion- loneliness अकेलापन

21- Resignation- submission समर्पण

22-Bits- small pieces टुकड़े

23- Veritable-true सच

24- Bedlam- noisy confusion शोरगुल

25- Frivolous- not serious प्यार से

26-Rebukes-scolding फटकारना

27- Perched- sat बैठना

28- Shooed away- drove them away भगा देना

29- Clasped- hold tightly जोर से पकड़ना

30- Dilapidated- broken टूटी हुई 

31- Persuade- convince मना लेना

32- Overstraining- tiring कठिन परिश्रम

33-Mild- light हल्की

34-Pallor-pale पीला

35-Shroud- coffin कफन

36-Crude stretcher- dead body frame अर्थी

37-Growling- say something in low voice गुर्राना

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