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118 THE REWARD

Lesson No. 6
THE REWARD
(Lord Dunsany

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Text with Translation
Words Meanings Synonyms
opportunity . hLJIntrchance, good time, appropriate
ANK)AA.i

determination2iu| (Mnl(7fortitude, strong will, resolution

required 3 Su compulsory, essential, necessary
determined URi r 7 4 |ambitious, desirous, eager, enthusiastic
stick to
Our talk
Lh
the club
|dlingto, continue,go on,cary on,keepon
at one
day was of opportunity rPSineW
( ) and determination (¢7). Some said
opportunity was required ( for success, and U susd usisl trK r
millions never had it; others that only determination
was needed. And then Jorkens joined in (l«JsS). SUh
YLupp-b
ezRAng- dnenp
all for (Uecu~rUun) determination. If a man was
LUIsLAyur
determined (^74) to get anything. and stuck to usyJtS¢7tUPLz
(*D it long enough, he got it, said Jorkens.

tire JA pt become tired, get fatigued

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Anything? asked Terbut.

Anything Jorkens repplied, 'so long as he

sticks
to it, and stick to it nard enough and long enough.
Anything w h a t e v e r '
nknr%RLÝKzsU
Terbut disagreed. notespk.com
ife is like a race. Jorkens went on, 'in which -YUGIL)
they tire (ug2 (tLh) after a while and sit
down, or
t
interested in mething else instead. The man who oUi»t"YRZ
keeps
on wins the race.'
iU2uilILYALul
And suppose a man wanted to be skating
mpion of the Sahara,' said Terbut, 'and
h aford ( DeEIV () the money to get
there

rink an area set aside for skating/racing, etc

organize

begin, start, arrange

compettion
contest, match, toumament
"He'd make the money, said Jorkens. 'And he'd
huilda skating-rink ( UrVP) in the Sahara u-VL}RHLU
andorganise ( ) a sompetition ( ) there. LisLLS
uA be skating champion all right, if he really gave
time to it'
al his
Could you tell us a case like that?' asked one of us
As a matter of fact,I can, said Jorkens, 'a very
similar case'
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Let's hear it,' said Terbut. E celencc ot Knoviieagey "t}ST"
probably likely, perhaps, possibly
ikely ntndM probable, possible
motive jPg motivation, aim, purpose
ambition a sil i |desire, longing, aim, purpose, wish

There was a young fellow,' said Jorkens, 'to

whom his parents probably (4#) used to say the very
JieyLIz"DJIZL
things that we have been saying now; and very like)y P2LIYE\UUAN
L ) he, as many young fellows do, may have UiUI
wanted to prove them wrong. I don't know: it was a
long time ago But,
whatever his motive was,
be hit on (UFEA) a most
extraordinary ( )
mbition ( ) , and stuck to it. It was nothing less
than to be appointed (tneP) Court acrobat C&i):
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What?' said Terbut.
'Acrobat,' Jorkens went on, 'to the Court of the
country in which he lived. ss44LÝ2SA"
"What kind (() of country was that?' asked
Terbut.

custom
ds erbue ritual, fashion, style
silly LSrn2sfoolish, stupid, senseless, meaningles,
absurd

suppose assume, presume, guess

athlete sportsman, player

come by get, obtain, acquire, gain, attain
wild rash, unruly, violent, frantic

hurdle fence, railing, bar, barrier

'Never mind (/h what country it was,' said LtIAvoksAFUev"
Jorkens. 'And as a matter of fact its customs ( l ) t n L - K P k u n
weren't so silly ( ) ) as you suppose (t/Ug). They UoLnGYR2di2
had no post of Court acrobat, and never had had. But
that didn't stop young Gorgios. That was his name. KezMAMEM)
good athlete when he came by
(
He was a

)
()
his wild (A) idea at about the age of LUUPJRUsuanL
5 gnn.0tKuli-
sixteen, and had won the high jump and
hurdles the
0MdUUP»al}Tu£
CanbSt) and the hundred yarda at his school " oralbdu2Ss
argue sJB%| differ, disagree, oppose, debate
Well, there was opportunity (C) aued ( » )
Terbut, 'if he was borm a good athlete.'
But walt moment' said Jorkens. "You don't
a

athlete all your life, and he still had

A4)T"-YLYi'Sg "
remain an to get U'ULTUIiels Eu
the post created.'
'How did he do that?' anked Terbut.
"
glory splendour, grandeur, majesty, honour

ancient
long-lived, very old
throne w VADKAAGhS|royal seat, rule, dominion
increase boost, enhance, helghten, raise
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Simply ( ) by sticking (e to L)
said Jorkens. 'He went into politics. They
all do in that
L'eJit(elJu
country. But he went into them harder than anyone HSLSSLYPE
else, U Uu
and never gave up (t)JI) his ambition
l5.UuG
GM ). Of course he made speeches, and fine ones,
eUin
Ux n UuLJTEL-YJH
on many other subjects (r*); but all the while he
stuck to his one idea. The years went by, and the day irnuiri
came when he had power enough to preach
-f}PEAILUUP4U
(t/t)his iieTUuhe u
ambition openly ( and he told them how the
dory ( ) of their country and of its ancient (()
hK*IAI()v4nSUnU
throne (&s))would be increased (niU) if the post
iSSjafusMIILUnE
of Court acrobat were created. He gave examples of
JUtPStha3LAnsL
LUL-UsULIUAJ}U}»/ uEM
other Courts and greater ones.

oppose reject, counter, argue against, confront

wear down ujs G gradually overcome, slowly reduce
aryuments U» . I| reasoning,
reasoning, logic, reasons
exhibit S tu display, show, expose, unveil
strengthen harden, stiffen, toughen
right interests, benefits
victoriouss
ulsd conquering, winning, successful

accursed OP_| cursed, damned, wretched

duly properly, correctly,rightdy
created . generated, imitiated, produced
Of course many opposed (Ug) him: that is politics. JGSUILUIIP4
Of course it took a long time: that is polities too. But as
the yeàrs went by he wore down (YEe) opposing 4JJi»swGnLLIJUR UR
Cw) ruments (U), till he had taught people what tfsILsKN-YE»
a lesson it would be to all the nations to have a young ASundZLiS
exhibiting (
athlete at Court ) perfect physical -iM EA»
fitnes and how such an example would strengthen JegikuAIrrrdi
(t their soldiers and enable them finally to win UsGI;aLULtsusyI
the just ights (JP) of the nation in victorious (4U)JuLuA dnsdzsk
battle againat their accurzed (or) neighbours (L). JPI,LritUnsteuR
And so the idea caught on (rJ#gUA% and to
dmUP/83Av
make a very long story short, the post of Court acrobat w/LiSAAUs
was duly qhui) created (Ub-u
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"Both parents of Gorgios were by then long dead.
By then, litde remained (V»d) to be done: he had
intfuhrtuLrISN
only to stick for few
days to that wild (UP)idea
LinvLLIS24r
a

of his, and then, when the

more

question arose of choosing an

derhA eLOyus
athlete to fill the newly-made post, whom could
/GLhgviAnou
( UlnbJirPiL GL
they choose but the man who had worked for, it all
those years?
LPTILirèESISLL
YKLule ulvuvZIL
inaugurate o.ss-u initiate, begin, start, launch, start off
cheap |low-priced, economical
'Soto Gorgios was appointed (Yee) acrobat
pseekJLAnsu2
C) theCourt, and learned (Un ) so late in

life, what always takes time, that ,his parents were right dklzLMpUEU41LU
after all. It only remained then to
inaugurate (t«UE3)
e-+UCeskLJwLur
him. And that is I
FU }yJd»LMU
whereabout came on the scene ( ) »fl JtMUEICqLHn)
wandering (lr )
Europe as I used to do In
those days when food used to be cheap
(U J ) and
Iavupbrt/zbtsai
I
(UMigOsytUhIE
was young and could easily walk long distances
( ). (e)PLJtsDPMuf
SLJsdul
wonderfully #9| rdu2_ amazingly, astonishingly, surprisingly
ceremony ) tt celebration, ritual
magnificent splendid, grand, impressive, glorious, majestic

gay SLLI bright, vivid, richly coloured

wound
j|Jdn twisted, curved, interlaced, interwoven
I came to that country and theywonderfully were
E»d ZuatluukAM
2 ) friendly, and they let (U»ey) me see the
great ceremony ( ) , which took place (Un3) as
soon after the creation ( ) of the post as Gorgios's UnaoiLPIsLR
UIFUULRU
uniform could be got ready. And very magnificent Aut) fr-UnPUu»dur t e
clothing it was, a tight-fitting (4suit of red velvet
, all gy ( ) with gold buttons and ahining with
lines (Uk) of gold lace that wound (dn)nd hGVs.0fgeun
twisted ( u n u ) about it. The great throne-room
had been turned into kind of gymnasium,
with the
members of the Royal House seated (2»ht27})
alonga raised ( ) platform ( 3 ) at one end, and
the principalofficersstanding beside and behind them. -2LuJ
polished J tSutoinA|graceful, shining, glassy, bright, sparkling
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123 THE REWARD

e««e««««««e«eee«
band
musical group, orchestra
splendid 33 Psine, wonderful, great, grand, glorious
Great
curteins( (uy) of red and gold were hung along the
leand the high swings (A)of
wall acrobats hung down afLALINt2
Hth gilded (U)ropes (e) from the
wit

of neat hurdles
celing (4dus). 2LLU, VLUrnU
anda row ) ()
) on the polished (A) noo
was arranged
like the ones MSUUPJuU),
over which Gorglos had won his race when achool.
at
JFnLLJELP
Lughts gtittered (UiU). band (asuiU) in pale(4)
a

green and gold played sofly (Aid), and it was indeed

UYOMr&ttUpv
by6LYdÍVJU*
Splendid (aPDscene.
describe AS| tell, narate, express
brilliant s shiny, bright, sparklingg
utterly completely., totally, thoroughly, fully, wholly
S
shade Ls t
darkness, dark, gloom,
shadow
show off
| display, exhibit, unveil, array
melancholy..E| dejection, gloom, sadnes, sorrow

I will not describe ( 0 ) it to you, because

everything 3ULtusdoeeIk
there, the uniforms and the ladies' brilliat (AJuJ)
dresses, was urterly (4 ) put in the shade ( d ) nU H&Ut{U
by the moment when the doors opened with a of
golden light, and the old man in his brilliant (Le)
lood LPteumtye
uniform Ppeared (w*) between them for the
JLhrLUÇLFU JUUyEu
crowning (QUE) of his life's work. His white hair and

the red uniform of the Court acrobat showed each other bsUAoaULEUIS
o(2 lapD to perfection (UUza), and his JusosasKUils)J
thin (i) figure () with age ()was made
worn

all the more melancholy (»2) by the tight - fitting JOpLoJb»adiuEUu

( uniform. As though tired (YULSI)
by his " U UR
long patience GL) and the work of a lifetinne,
he walked slowly in his pointed shoes ( ) and leaned JusONONIAIYse
onC ) gilded ( ) stick. PAD
victory Jd e_ conquest, success, win

stightly. J a little, a bit, somewhat orrsPr

royal JG kingly. princely, regal
applause i Sndapping,cheering
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He came to the hurdles that he
remembered, over which
once he had won so easy victory (). As he came to
a
eiz\TuLUU»
the first he looked up for moment with
a
slight a
-USLELTDKFLWLy
() sad expression GE) towards the royal (G¢) ainNLILN4 o»
platform, as
though he
asked some question with his
eLUSAR
eyes. Whatever the question was it was at once oRUr-nngUrdssuTI
understood: royal smiles were directed (YI) towards
him, and
entle spplause
(Wb broke out from
yAVinu*(6L¥NE
every hand, which he understood at once, and the old
bent form ( s ) moved on away from the
hurdle ( ) . eyetuMELqLu
Once he raised a hand to touch the lowest of the
swings (Lthat were hung from the roof. again
ut
L/EleunLb
the applause broke out, asuring (&nUo) him that
SGNEAAIA
noactual activity (7) was
expected (J)of him.
LgP)LUFSLAN
And so; having made his bows Us y1k e
(tul«UJ), he was led to
LLE Pelelyk8YU
a seat, his life's ambition achieved
(Gk8WEp. It must
iLUSiseyreMee
have taken him more than sixty years do
to
it, since first
he came by that strange()ambition of his. WieinjkLsh
But he did it. Not many stick to a thing for so long'

utter i t.tA()|emit, let out, give

mourning K uUr sorrowing. moaning
And Jorkens uttered (UA)a quiet (
(D, so clearly mourning ((l«Jr) over some
) sigh
lost SRSAJpLÝ
TDEKJri(tdpt)
(ambition that he himself had given
(Ok/J), that not even Terbut him what it
sked was
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READING NOTES Ecelnce of Knoiedge
skating-rink a place made for skating, an area set aside for skating
hit on think of, have an idea of
Just righu, accursed wUPí, |one's own country ls always right, and its enemies are
neighbours always wrong.
inaugurate appoint officially, nitiate, begin,
launch, start off
start commenc
wound
JAdt (past tense of wind) move in curves, twisted, curved,
interlaced, intertwined, intertwis ted, in
entangled, knotted
terwoven,
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in pale green and gold 4 _ i n pale green uniforms with gold lace on them
the shades
was put in t seemed less brilliant by
the crowning the
comparison
supreme moment, the reward, cap, ound off, be
the climar of, top off, complete, perfect, conclude
from every hand e u from every side, fom every one
SOLVED EXERCISES OF THE TEXTBOOK
1. Choose the correct answer.
Jorkens said that a man who wanted to vi.
Gorgios probably wanted to
succeed had to be_ a)make his country powerful
a) an athlete (b)a determined person (6)prove his parents wrong
(c)a lucky man(d) a hardworking person c)weara splendid uniform
(d) create a post of Court acrobat
The man who keeps on wins vii. When Gorgios, was inaugurated, the
)the reward (b)the race people applauded because he
(c) the shield (d) the trophy )had achieved his ambition
(b) looked splendid in his uniform
i. He'd be skating champion if he really
c) performed on the hurdles and swings
gave (d) defeated his enemies
a) some money (b) his passion viii. The great throne-room had been turned
into a kind of_
(callhis time to it (d) his energies a) swimming pool (b) gymnasium
iv. He hit on a most extraordinary ambition, (c) stadium (d) race track
to be appointed Gorgios achieved his ambition by
a)an inspector (b) a magistrate a) building a skating rink
() a clerk (d)a Court acrobat (b going into polities
At the age of sixteen he
c)getting an opportunity
V. wonthe_ (d) winning the hundred yards
a) high jump (b) the hurdles ix. Terbut
a) asked Jorkens what was his own
(c) the hundred yards race
d)high jump, the hurdles and the ambition (b) believed Jorken's story
hundred yards C)disagreed with Jorkens
(d) improved Jorkens story
3 Answer the following questions.
What was the
subject discussed at the club?
Ans: The discussion (sn) was about
opportunity ( ) and determination
A). Some
said the opportunity is needed for success; while other said
that only determination is
enough for success.
-VErNri*ey
What did Terbut think of Jorkens's
argument (U)? f
LSFRL)
Ans: Jorkens said that only determination was needed for success. Terbut did not
agree with
him. He said that opportunity was more
important ( ) than determination for
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success.

ii. How did Jorkens convince (tUr) that a man could become a skating champion of
the Sahara?
Ans: He said that the man should earn money first He should build a skating-rink in the
Sahara and organize a competition (E) there. He would be a skating champion all
right LAkWeGHiSeAPML
iv. How did Gorgios persuade ( k ) his people to make his country strong?
hfizLLsKSZILAA.
Ans: He asked them to create a post of court acrobat (4i}). It would raise the glory ( )
of their country. It- would strengthen (tze) their soldie

-JaukilueiLuL-sasvtPILI3z-USeIIEida
V. What was the viewpoint (P) of the parents of Gorgios? YFSNJMLUA
Ans: His parents did not agree with Gorgios. They thought that only determination could do

nothing. One should also have an opportunity for success.

vi. What were the arrangements made for the function ( ) of inauguration Ct)?
2éfNyLyAtsi
Ans: High swings ( L ) were hung with pilded (U) ropes. A row ( ) of nest hurls
( was aranged (U 8 ) . Lights glittered (tu). a band ( ) pluyed
sofly. - iLSuKSPu|diLAALUra

vi. Describe the scene of inauguration (T5). Write three lines?

Ans: The men and the ladies in brilliant (U<U) dresses were standing in the shade. T
doors opened with a lood of golden light. Then the old man in his brilliant (sV
uniform came in.
itdIistiain tin
skLs-AIAL
vii. What were the feelings (ew) ot Gorgios on the occasion (E>)?

Ans: Gorgios was very happy about his achievement ( ) . However, he behaved as

modest ( man during the celebrations ( ) .

Did Gorgios use any short cut to achieve his ambition?

hPtaPiZLisMsyLAY
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No, Gorgios did not use
any short cut to achieve his ambition (s),
Ans:

work hard for years Rather, he

had to to attain his ultimate
goal.

For how SzssuLLSMopgeA-RUAKaPRL

long did Gorgios have to stick to get his
achieved? ambition

Ans: He stuck to
(uat) his aim for a
rdyLLIAeA
long
time. He had to work for more than
get his aim. sixty
tpLedsveLL;ANelyriyzusj»
to
years
rONG QUESTIONS OF TEXTBOOK EXERCISE TREATED AS SHORT
Discuss political ( ) views ( ) of Jorkens.
QUESTIONS
Ans: Jorkens says that a man should use politics for his benefits (L0). real
It is a politics.
Many people would oppose (t/J0) him, but he
must stick to his mission.

i. How did Gorgios achleve his ambition?

Ans: He took part in politics. At last, he
gained (U/UP) power and spoke in favour of his
mission. He was opposed but he finally 'won.

i. Do you agree or ziBIsaSruAILSi(asvLvil

disagree viewpoint with the of the writer? Give five reasons.
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Ans: We agree with the writer that
determination (T) is needed for success. By
determin ation, one can create
opportunities (GIW) for success. Many have
opportunities but fail because they lack determination.

dnsUE(ntoikliz4athLndwLuren
iv.Why were the briliant (As) dresses put in the shade at the
inauguration?
Ans: All the men and women dressed in brilliant (U4U) dresses were put in the dark. It
was done to show off (t) the radiance
(Sik) of the man by setting it in contrast
( ) with darkness. StyVEULY Uht ncehizdiduiAnU»s¢
N. What is the lesson the story teaches?
Ans: It teaches us a lesson of hard work. We learn that achieve
we can our aims by
determination and continuous (U struggle (). We learn how to create

opportunities for success.

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THE USE OF FORCE
Lesson No. 7
THE USE OF FORCE
JK
(William Carios Williams)

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Excellence of Knowledge Text with Translation
Words Meanings
sick
Synonyms
unwell, il, ailing
big i 2w» |large, tall, bulky, fat, stout
startded , upset, uneasy, nervous, alarmed, worried
apologetic.NGJ UA* regretful, sorry, remorseful
merely SiP just, only, simply
excuse
i msS forgive, pardon
damp misty, foggy, wet, moist
Please come down
daughter is very sick (k).
as soon as you can,
my
iLLnUr*p/Ju
When I arrived I was met by the mother, big
( ) startled (w}#) looking woman, very clean
a
ydU?e"UCE
U) and apologetic (i
dPnsw? *
)who merely (U°) LUÜ»UiI d-U
said, 'is this the doctor?" and let me in. She added
(A). "You must excuse ( / s ) us, doctor, we
uyiisiZI'a%YYEN
have her in the kitchen where it is warm. It is very

damp Cub) here sometimes.

bother ) trouble
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SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise -1)
tense
uneasy, restless, worried,
nervous
nevously
distrustfully, e U EUP* | doubtfully,

The child was fully dressed and sitting on her zULVu»LygUHEUYWI;

father's lap (s) near the kitchen table. He tried to ?U-UE"x jt

motioned (YI) for him

not to bother eiiuFfUTIUi(2)L(,
get up, but I
I could see that they
were all very nervous VD2tL:esnsyi
( ). eesP(as~LniK
J),
( (e L eyeing me up and down distrustfully
e PI(»). As often, in such cases, they JuzrMAigudkuste
than they had to, it was up to
weren't telling me more
me to tell them; that's why they were spending three tngL-UUhiUztuh
dollars on me.
unfriendly, dull
cold S ws stony, heartless,
P/Qwz»0Urfixed, immovable
steady(eyes feeling
expression . z S | | look, air,
mild
calm, peaceful, gente,
quiet
attractive good-looking, beautiful, pretty, charming
a young cow
heifer
appearance a.l Pat look, expression, bearing
Mush blush, turn red, glow

magnificent fair, fine, beautiful, shiny

blonde / U r f a i r , golden, light, whitish (hair)

profusion plenty, lot, much, mess

picture photograph, photo, snap

reproduce U S copy, duplicate

pamphlets, booklet, bills
leaflets
The child was fairly (66) eating me up á b 2 ) 68£LaUT¢U
with her cold (T). steady (d«d) eyes, and no LUIsdauP»
expression (7t) to her façe whatever. She did not move SrinU:t0s -A

and seemed, wardly (q), quiet (w);

inDattractive an
juTPUAi4urn
unusually ( (U4) littde thing, and

as strong as a heifer ( ) in appearance (4U). But

face was lushed (U), she was breathing - U )
her -UU-UZ~uaGi/
(US rapidly (aUZ), and I realized (Y) that she had
a high fever. She had magnificent ( d ) blonde U L G *~eisYur
hair, in profusion (2t). One of those
(
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picture (MÝY) children often reproduced uiP)

(in advertising (GP) LSNIUIrUSTE
leaflets (JuA) and the
photogravure [i-traI?KU) sections (e) of the SP pleyLAM
Sunday papers.
sickness Ur lness, disease, malady
"She's had a fever for three days,"
began the ULyt Keke
father, "and we don't know what it comes from.
wife has given her things,
My
know, like people do,
iLUaU- Srg/«"
but it don't do no
you
)ISA2tuKLwL3
good. And there's been a lot of
nssrUlEALSe
sickness (rU¢) around. So we tho't you'd better
look her over and tell us what is the
LNs UMAYr
matter."

trial test, testing

shot comment, remark, talk, sentence
departure
leaving.going, starting out
sore
infected, pain ful, aching, hurtin
hurt cause pain, ache, smart, nip

As
doctors often do, I took a
trial ( shot t LIi jS
(sfP) at it as a
point )of departure LLSËLAEILA4oLOT
(LiGT). "Has she had a sore (UU) throat ( ) " hL"e-qisroySA
Both parents answered me
"No-... No,
together RU U
she says her throat doesn't hur
"Does your throat hurt you?" added
(& g)her.
mother
to the child. But the litte girl's expression (t)didn't
the V"Y!eLU
tItLU1:" i
change nor did she move her eyes from my face. -LeR-ALSIL
"Have you looked?"
"I tried to", said the mother, "but 1 couldn't see."

professional J i | slslng skilful,expert, adept, masterly

"As it haPpens (-uULE) we had been having a
number of cases of diphtherialUS) in the school to
dy2zuzu&UPse
which this child went during that month and we were
GihILIGU}polLul
al, quitelu) apparently (qus Ehl)) thinking of n,T)
a
U
TUi
that, though no one had as yet spoken of the thing".
"Wel", I said, "suppose we take a look at the
throat first" I smiled in my best professional (»a)
bLLuSu YLS"r
manner ( 2 i ) and asking for the child's first euindyi"2
name I said, "come on, Mathilda, open your mouth
and let's take a look at your throat."
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coax latter, entice, persuade, charm

put in say, tell, speak

"Nothing doing" "

"Aw, come on," I coared (t«t), "Just open 2LKle)LUf"AeJt"
your mouth wide ( A) and let me take a

look." "Look", I said opening both hands wide, "I

IK
haven't anything in my hands. Just open up and let me
see."
mother.
"Sucha nice man," put in (YzU) the
"Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do
what he UzJkuN""tuLi
tells you to. He won't hurt (& ) you."
L RuA,
disgust SJ NSAN|offence, shock, displeasure, anger
disturbed J egltroubled,worried, anxious,upaet
for
approach E t K ask for, beg for. plead
instinctively A automatically, mechanically, impulsively

knock d iAy strike, hit, slap, box, punch

glasses spectacles, eyeglasses

At that I ground (a) my teeth in disgust uYwBhe t (
( AP). If only they wouldn't use the word "hurt" sJaryxi
I might be able to get somewhere. But 1 not allow
did LsEOnUrLr2
myself to be hurried (ana) or disturbed but (We)
peaking quietly (eiseU) and slowly I approached
eUiAyLa:orJeql
(6L4Lk) the child again.
As I moved my chair a little nearer suddenly
)with one catikel) movement ( ) both avL°ULAY}0G
her hands clawed (2h) nstinctively (4.aALA) (GzuhLvLyuA
for my eyes and she almost reached them too. In fact she PdLILPSDuA;s
knocked ( ) my gdasses ( g ) tying and they fell, ntePzUieu)
though unbroken, severl (U) feet away from me on the
kitchen floo.
turn inside out tnot2 be uncomfortable/upset/confused

embarrassment |discomfort, confusion, shame

apology . i regrets, excuse

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*******
Both the mother and
father almost turned
themselves inside out(L W) in embarrassment
eJviLsLdYUy\d
Je U?) and spology ( u) "You eLustns%i?"Li
bad girl" sald the mother, taking her and
shaking
(LL )her by one arm, "Look what you've done. -VVLAYLnLIAThe}
The nlce man...."
.-----UUI
broke In
d Ja lJe interrupt, interfere
"For heaven's sake (EvLW)," I broke in U)
(. "Don't call me a nice her. l'm here
man to
look
J to
dsTizvLsNLus"
at her throat on the chance (y)
that she might have
diphtherie and possible die of it." But that's nothing to JaSPJILU u
her. "Look here", I sald to the child, "we're
goingg
"LYUSsLa'wLU»
look your throat. You're old enough to understand
at
to
YeiL-MyUlave
what I'm saying. Wll you open it now
by yourself or
Uxo(jLLIELLN
ahall we have to open it for you?" V-ntAeunsthrs
culture A>J*U»_ custom, habit, practice, routine
protectionn
afety, guard, shelter
responsiblity
charge, liability, answerability

Not move (SsS0/). Even her expression Lustuu-d aabsLUS

(t) hadn't changed. Her breaths
( ) , however,
were coming faster and faster. Then the
sur.JtdPAKtI*
battle began. I
had to do it. I had to have a throat culture smiLL)
tJ,2A«tlA-8n7ze
(tAE SNL4f tor her own protection )
LLLNLUYOSNé0
( . But first I told the parents that it
4tuAL LfLhni
nUTGJYa
was entirely LL
C ) up to them, I explained (Uaui) the e/ssapLs Gf
danger but sid that I would not insist (tuytlsn) on
fusdnLvLLtsIE
throat examination (Z) so long as they would take
theresponsibilit(l).
dmonish
AS rebuke, scold, reprove, upbraid
everely harshly, sternly, strictidy
scream
shriek, howl, shout, cry
shriek
tAG scream, howl, shout, cry out, wail
terrifyingly Ju.).2 frighteningly, terribly, dreadfhully
hysterically s wildly, excitedly, frantically
stand
4 bear, endure
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eessrseseeroeeeeeee ***°**
you don't do what the doctor says you'll have to q u ) S y a d f n L

gO the hospital", the mother admonished

to

(GIsLs+UU) her severely (e-U

"Put her in front of your lap". I ordered, "and hold
both her wrists (U)".
he didthe child let (UA«UWA) a -URUYUhbn
But as soon as
out
of my
L VULodr
scream (). you're hurting me. Let go
"Don't
she shzicked
hands. Let them go I tell you." Then
terrifyingly ( Z ) , bysterically (E)SIU).
ML)UHIAmida
O BIUhn))2»)A"
"Stop it! You're killing mel"
"Do you think she can stand (çU7h) it,
doctor!" said the mother. elvtUyLTV"YLu
"You get out", said the husband to his wife. "Do you L UA"OT,
want her to die of diphtheria (US)"
"Come on now, hold her", I said.

grip, clutch, hold, selze, grab

gTAsp
close, shut
clench seriously. gravely, extremely
desperately u eUH
furious t E|enraged, inflamed, very angry, mad
examination, check-up
inspection
moment, minute, second
instant
reduce tik cut, break, split

bits, pieces, fragments

splinters
Then I gTrasped (1%)the child's head with my left hand llLUeylzLSJ
and tried to get the wooden tongue depressor LUPyJTKGPUb2EIj
(JTU,f)between. her teeth. She fought, with ukL J8bn-bUTSLSA
denched (E) teeth, desperately (zsAL)I But I now

also had grown furious ( U 1 S t ) - at a child. I tried UUULLidzLE-Dk

to hold myself down but I couldn't. I knew how to expose AyLLJev.tsu
for inspections (). And I did my best. KTdbSINEIL.OET
athroat
When finally I got. the ooden spatulal) behind the by7ysLUSUPk
last teeth and just the point of it into the mouth cavity U UPYL4
opened up for an instant (u)but UuSELNLYVEo%
she and
before I could see anything she came down again
gripped ( G ) the wooden blade between her Uk»UPibuiUr-gy»Y

molars (b ) she reduced (YUF) it to splinters UOsnelGeuY

( ) before I could get it. out again.
 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise -1) 139 THE USE OF FORCE

ashamed
ptns? humiliated, sorry. shamefaced

sort
|kind, type, class, category
wild l G K , S u n r u l y , violent, ferce, fiery, mad
ricalJ.s). 2. UsUA)Ji; frantic, uproarkous
desist
Us3 tMet cease, stop, end, halt
"Aren't you ashamed (st».
mother
yellod (&SzUa) at her. "Aren't you ,ashamed
the to act JaUA "mA?)P7V"
ike that in front of the doctor?"
"Get me a
smooth-handled(Mh2u) spoon () "JT
of some sort (U)", I told the mother, "We're eL-4ÉVTuzund
going through with this." The child's mouth was
alrcady blceding ( OP). Her tongue was cut and
lLaLSAr"
she was screaming ( U G N u y w T ) in wild uiLUUUnoAdiG
hsterica!(t J I A ) shrieks ) wrlaUBJP
( .Perhaps I should have desisted ( e ¥ t ) easnsfiEtYJ2
and come back in an hour or more. No doubt it
notepk com
would have been better.

neglect negligence, carelessness, heedlessness

diagnosis .sIS| identification, recognition

fury anger, fury, rage, wrath

But I have seen, at least, two children lying dead in LRAJLprsiNLL

bed of neglect ( ) in such cases, and feeling that 1
uneusiL¥NSPAUt»
must get a diagnosis (#) now or never I went at it
A4¥UU#UNNZJLnL
again. But the worst ( 0 ) of it was that I too had uu(vTENEEuar
got beyond (t ») reason (U). I could ave USjUxekkY
torn (pYL)) the child apart in my own
fury ILÍLHETLetzei4A
) and enjoyed it. It was a pleasure (7=rP) UNvov sLJysENU
to attack her. My face was burning with it.

unreasoning ij)- absurd, improper, unsuitable

assault attack, charge

overpower overcome, overwhelm, gain control over

S tLaTdgi block, stine, smother

membrane sheet, layer, film

valiantly .sl..2jeeieb»ylSk|bravely, courageously, fearlessly, boldly

escape avoid, evade

outcome consequence, result, end

 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise-) 140 THE USE OF FORCE
In the final
unreasoning (PJ) anaulk ) LtLLUJJPtgST
overpowered ( ) the child's neck (w) and jaws
). I forced
(puP u) the heavy (U,u) silver
teeth and down her throat(")
LUPhL8GuKe,
spoon back of her
Rred (ULTJy). And there it was- both tonailsD
ill she LTdleiSkukb
(ni covered with membrane (U). She had fought G-UnizUmiuh»ai,
valian tly (e»k) keep me from knowing her
to
nyreugllK
secret(). She had been hiding that sore (G) throat
for three days at least and lying to her parents in order to
escape ( just such an outcome (°U) at this.
defensive -AsS protecting. protective
defeat beating, overthrow, rout
Now trulyU) she was furious(JtfavhUT). -Skpa)JhTUn
She had been on the
atacked. Tried to get off
defensive ( ) before but now she
LsAAyivuIEIGNL
(Ba) herfathers lap ny U
and
yJUesG
at me while tears of
deleat (e4he) blinded (U) 1uleui1L (6)A
her eyes.
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|startled shocked, alarmed, shocked, anxious, disturbed, troubled

distressed, upset, uneasy, nervous, fearful, worried
motioned for him s Y u e i | directed him to remain in that position, gestured for him
not bother to keep sitting

distrustfully not trusting or believing, suspiciously, doubtfully,

skeptically nervously, disbelievingly

eating me up S looking angrily, see with rage, disapprove
heifer young young cow

tho't thought
diphtheria Js acute infectious disease with inflammation of throat

coax k t k g e t somebody tó do something by kindness and patience,

| fMatter, entice, induce, persuade, prevail upon, charm

embarrassment to make feel ashamed or awkward, discomfort

|bashfulness, confusion, agitation, distress, shame,

humiliation
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admonish
gave a mild warning, reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove,
upbraid, chide, censure
contemptible
| deserving or provoking contempt, detestable, hateful
hysterically with violent motion, wildly, uncontrollably, excitedl.|
frantically desperately, violently
clench tightly shut (closed), close, shut, seal, fasten
furious JtPAE|angry, enraged, infuriated, fuming, inlamed, indignan
mad, wrath/ul
spatula
tool with a wide blade
splinters
pieces, bits, chips, fragments, cubes, parts

SOLVED EXERCISES OF THE TEXTB0OK

1. Choose the correct answer.
i. Who is T in the story
"The Use of Force?" c)from the examination of the child
) the father (b)thedoctor dhe guessed because there had been
(c) the mother (d) the sick child
i. The parents were nervous such cases in a local school
because_ vi. The child did not respond to the doctor's
a) they did not want to tell the doctor
instructions because
anything
(b) they did not know what to say a)she was afraid of the doctos
(b) she was a stubborn child
ctheywanted the doctor to tell them c) her parents had tried to open her mouth
everything (d) she was angry
(d) the child did not tell
anything vii. The doctor ground his teeth in anger
ii. The doctor was impressed by because
a)the beauty of the child a) the child did not respond
(b) by the patience of the child
(b) the mother told the girl, "he would
c) by the patience of the parents
d) by the picture of the child he had
not hurt you"
c) the parents did not let him handle the
seen in Sunday's paper child
iv. The doctor took a 'trial shot ofit' means (d)the child had knocked his glasses
ahe made awild guess to begin with vii. The doctor had almost succeeded in
(b) he gave her a shot (injection) opening the mouth of the girl but failed
c) he took parents to task to see because
(d) he examined the girl carefully
V. The doctor feared that the child may be
a)the child resisted strongly
b) the parental love made the father to
suffering from diphtheria. release her at the last moment
a) from the appearance of the child () the rough handling hurt the child
(b) the parents told him so (d) the mother stopped him
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FORCE
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3. Answer the following questions.
what was the conditlon of the parents on the arrival of the doctor?

Ans: The parents looked nervous ( ) and tense. They were deeply woried abou

their sick child. They looked at

the doctor distrustfully (eUPr*).
with the doctor?
. What was the behaviour of the child
She behaved rudely with him. Even she
Ans: She looked at him with her cold steady eyes.
her throat.
fought with him to stop him from seeing

she?
lil. She had a fever for three days, hadn't
had glven
with fever for three days. The parents her
Ans: Yes, the child had been ill
yet.
medicine but she had not recovered (UnU
Did the girl change her expresslon when the doctor sald, "Does your throat hut
IV.
you?" oeRLSYTEiIW"4ieL
blank () look. She did
change her expression (7t). She just
a
No, she did gave
Ans: not
doctor.
not want to get intimate (trqc)) with the

first name?
V. Why did the doctor call the sick girl by her
uKuaeLLsSNLh)
Ans: The doctor called the girl by her first name to get frank with her. In this way, he
().
wanted to show his kindness ( ) and
friendliness

siwhnugeeyLiLseiLn£BUINL
vi. Did the sick girl promptly respond to the instruction of the doctor?
uhnsivsdhUPi1LAY
Ans: She did not respond promptly (U)) to the doctor's instruction ( ) . Rather, she
behaved badly with him.
vii. Why did the parents rebuke (t1$) her?
The girl attacked (Uns) him and threw his glasses away. Therefore, the parents
Ans:
rebuked her for such rudeness (U.

vii. What was the threat of the doctor to the child if she did not show her throat?

Ans: The doctor could not persuade ( U ) her to show him her throat. Therefore he

threatened (U»U 5) that he would to use force to open her mouth.

SjKUngLLWKbhLv.L/syLbdeusiph
SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise -I) 143 THE USE OF FORCE
ix. Why did she break the
wooden blade
Ans The doctor (Qe)?
was
forcefully (i4i) opening the girl's mouth. As he put his wooden
blade into her mouth, she
broke it with her molars
(u#D).
L What was the condition of
tonsils of the slck girl7
Ans: Both the tonsils were in
bad condition. They were covered
girl was ll with fever.
by a
thin layer. Thus the

DynhS2g-uLKslAAIIibuitsh
LONGQUESTIONS OF TEXTBOOK EXERCISE TREATED AS SHORT
How did the child look QUESTIONS
by appearance?
Ans: She was a
lovely little girl. Her face glowed
red (U with fever. She had blonde
(A) hair. She looked
strong like a heifer (212»).

. Why dld the parents keep the slck child in the kitchen? finbukikiUt¢Ld"»
Ans It was damp (
a
) day. Therefore, the parents had kept their daughter in the
kitchen to keep her warm.
i. How did the doctor succeed in -batLVJ»lLZULn4-Udl
examining
her throat?

Ans: The doctor put a silver spoon (3) down her throat ( ) till her mouth was wide
open. Thus he succeeded in examining her throa
PLNEVSAyÕruith
iv. Describe the
riJsvLLSiAnykAKSNYLELAL
of the doctor in
feelings his struggle to diagnose (u) the disease?
notesp.Com 2 LPiIAPKKPSsre
Ans: The doctor got mad with fury anger. He could have killed the child and enjoyed it. His
face was burning with anger.

. ompare ( t / P ) and contrast (tsu) the conduct (y) of a healthy child and a
sick child?
Ans: A healthy child looks innocent and lovely: while a sick child looks serious and cold
( o A healthy child obeys while a sick one becomes wilful ( * ) and angry (2).

-t
V. Under what circumstances (uL) can the use of force be justified (qt}

Ans: The force should be used for the benefit (G) of humans. It should be used against

crimes (z). Then its use is justified ( ¥ I . G-thaIKULujU