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प्रश्न
Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.
(be the epitome of, gear up, a brief stint, play a major role, in recognition of, take over reins)
After the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth took over the control of Scotland.
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उत्तर
After the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth took over the reins of Scotland.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
detective I below / go / written / through the / story
Go through the detective story written below.
(a) can be / two / blamed I persons / the murder / for
(b) to the/ there are / culprit / may clues / real / pointing ,
(c) - the / find / murderer / who / real I out / is cy
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
To look into
Here is idiomatic expression that occur in the text. Try to use it in sentence of your own.
caught my eye
This text is written in an old-fashioned style, for it reports an incident more than two millennia old. Look for the following words and phrases in the text, and try to rephrase them in more current language, based on how you understand them.
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give thee medicine for thy child
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Pray tell me
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Kisa repaired to the Buddha
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there was no house but someone had died in it
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kinsmen
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Mark!
The writer carefully builds up an atmosphere of loneliness and grief in the story. Working in groups, pick out words/ phrases from the story that build up the atmosphere. Copy the following table in your notebook and complete it.
| Loneliness | Grief |
| • An old man was walking through the town, now and again drawing his tattered clothes tighter to shield his body from the cold and biting wind • his lonely way |
• the whole town was wrapped in deathly silence |
is / reading / tea / not / books / cup of/ everybody’s.
There are some phrases where the word crown is used with different shades of meaning. Use the following phrases to complete the sentences meaningfully.
In her pursuit of success, Radha has distanced herself from her family. Her fame has become a real _______.
Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follows.
(flattery, appealing, by fits and starts, dashed to, undetected, spirits rose)
Do not stoop to ______ just to gain something from someone.
Use the following idiom/phrase in sentence of your own.
look backward
Fill in the gap choosing the appropriate idiom.
(drown out, hits in the head with a brick, get one’s affairs in order, connect the dots, begin to dawn, stay hungy)
If you ______ you will realise that crime ultimately leads to poverty.
