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The Cold Within by James Patrick Kinney Six humans trapped in happenstance In dark and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story’s told. Meaning .. By some coincidence, six humans find themselves trapped in an area that is … Read more
If Thou Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning If Thou Must Love Me: Line by Line Explanation Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) wrote ‘If Thou Must Love Me’. It is the sonnet no.14 of her collection named ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ that has 44 love … Read more
Translate the following sentences to English… 1. ରାଗରେ ତମ ତମ ହୋଇ ରେଫେରୀ ଖେଳାଳୀଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ ଆଉଥରେ ଫାଉଲ୍ ମାଇଲେ, ମୁଁ ତମକୁ ପଡ଼ିଆରୁ ବାହାର କରିଦେବି। 2. ଦୋଷ କରିଥିବା ଖେଳାଳୀ କହିଲା ମୋର ଭୁଲ୍ ହୋଇଛି ସତ କିନ୍ତୁ ମୋତେ ଏପରି ଧମକ ଦେଇ ଡରାଅ ନାହିଁ। 3. ରେଫେରୀ ଜଣକ କିଛି ନ କହି ଖେଳ … Read more
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 was a writer, a literary critic and a novelist. Through his unique style, … Read more
Comprehension exercise 2… The Tsunami engulfs the Andaman and Nicobar islands ————————–.————————————- Despite the hundreds of kilometers 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 portraits … 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
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 Singh was … 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