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A Wedding in Brownsville by Isaac Bashevis Singer A word about the author .. Polish by birth, Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991) grew up in a family of rabbis (Orthodox Jews). After passing out from Warsaw Rabbinical Seminary, he left for the United States and made … Read more
Eveline Introduction …. This story was written by James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882-1941). This short story centered around a 19-year-old Irish girl was later included in his book named Dubliners. James Joyce … Read more
Comprehension exercise 2 … The Tsunami engulfs the Andaman and Nicober islands ————————–.————————————- Despite the hundreds of kilometres of water that separate the Andamans from the Indian mainland, many of the relief camps in Port Blair, the islands’ capital city, have the appearance of miniaturized … Read more
Fit the right word in the right place. Choose the right word from the list off three words given at the end of each sentence. It was the first visit of the 8-year-old girl to the zoo. Her mother took her to the wire-fenced cage … Read more
Heading 2 Comprehension exercise with answers (for vocabulary building) The following passages were sourced from ‘The Economist’. The questions and answers are at the end of the write up. Before his best race, at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958, Milkha … Read more
Fill in the gaps with the right word… 1. Strangely, all the computers in the bank broke down simultaneously. The manger suspected some ……. (nuisance, foul play, notorious) 2. The room was filled with foul smell —————- from the rotten fish. (emanating, airing, flying) 3. … Read more
Translate the following sentences to English. 1.ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଷ୍ଟେସନ୍ ଛାଡ଼ିବାର ୩ମିନିଟ୍ ହୋଇଛି କି ନାହିଁ ଏହି ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ଘଟିଲା। 2. ଆକାଶରେ ଘନ କଳା ବାଦଲ ଦେଖି ଚାଷୀ ଜଣକ ତରବର ହୋଇ ଘରକୁ ମୁହାଁଇଲା। 3. ବଳଦ ଦୁଇଟି ଏତେ ଶୀଘ୍ର କାମ ଶେଷ ହୋଇଯିବାରୁ କଳାବାଦଲ କୁ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ ଜଣାଇଲେ। 4. ଚାଷୀ ଘରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲା ସତ … Read more
Learn the use of these similar-sounding words…… Source as noun, Source as verb, Resource, Resourceful, Scare as noun, Scare as verb, Score as noun, Score as verb, To settle a score, Scarce as adjective Scary as adjective —————————————————-.————- Source as noun .. The police asked … Read more
Learn how to join sentences.. Q1. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself in his small room. Answer .. On contracting Covid, my closest friend’s father isolated himself in his small room. Q2. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself … Read more
Translate the following sentences to English, … 1. ପ୍ରବଳ ବର୍ଷା ହେଉଛି। 2. ମୋତେ ଲାଗୁନି ମୁଁ ଆଜି ସ୍କୁଲ ଯାଇପାରିବି। 3. ଆଜି ଇତିହାସର ଗୋଟିଏ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ହେବାର ଅଛି। 4. ଏ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ମୋତେ ଗୋଟେ ଅଟୋ ଡାକିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ। ——————————————————————————————–.——————————- Answer 1 .. It is raining heavily. … Read more