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प्रश्न
See if you understand what the following words that are parts of a house mean. Look up the dictionary if you don't.
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parlour |
foyer |
lounge |
porch |
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lobby |
attic |
portico |
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उत्तर
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Parlour – It means a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc. In a house, in old fashioned English, parlour meant the living room especially kept neat and tidy for the reception of visitors.
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foyer – Foyer means a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment. Foyer could also refer to the lobby of a theatre, hotel, or apartment house.
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Lounge – A lobby or a living room might also be referred to as a lounge in a house. However, lounge also means a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
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Porch – A porch refers to a verandah. It is the open space or the extended enclosed space in front and on the sides of a building.
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Lobby – It is a hall or a waiting room at or near the entrance to a building. It is a corridor or a vestibule which usually serves as space to enter into a larger room.
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Attic – Attic is that part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof. It is a story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
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Portico – A structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch is called a portico.
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(i) ______________________________
(ii) ______________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) _____________________________
(vi) ____________________________
(vii) ___________________________
(viii) ___________________________
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| 2. | |||
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| Title | ______ |
| Poet | ______ |
| Rhyme scheme | ______ |
| Favorite line | ______ |
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(Now continue in your notebook.)
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- ______.
- ______
- ______.
- ______
- ______.
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