Unit
4: One Act Plays
1.
Trifles
by Susan
Glaspell
Glossary
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abashed |
embarrassed
or ashamed |
लज्जित |
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abruptly |
suddenly |
अचानक |
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apologetically |
regretfully, diffidently |
क्षमा माग्ने तरिकाले |
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attorney |
lawyer, criminal lawyer |
वकील |
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bundled up |
heavily dressed |
टिपटप
परेको |
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canary |
a
small, yellow bird that is well known for its singing, sometimes kept as a
pet |
एक प्रकारको चरा |
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canter |
beggar |
माग्ने, भिखारी |
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chuckling |
laugh with closing mouth |
मुसु
हास्नु |
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comprehension |
understanding, knowledge |
बोध, ज्ञान, सुझबुझ |
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contemporary |
living or occurring at the same time, fellow |
समकालीन |
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conversation |
dialogue, chat |
कुराकानी |
|
coroner |
the
public employee responsible for investigating deaths that are not thought to
be from natural causes |
मृत्यु समीक्षक |
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covert |
concealed, hidden |
लुकाएको |
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dipper |
ladle, scoop |
गोताखोर |
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done up |
correction |
सुधार्नु |
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facetiously |
in a
manner not meant to be taken seriously |
ठट्यौली पाराले |
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facetwitches |
swollen face |
सुनिएको
अनुहार |
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falters |
stumble, or walk carelessly, weakly |
ठोकिदै |
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fidgety |
restless
or uneasy |
व्याकुल, चञ्चल |
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fluttery |
in a state of trembling excitement |
थरथर |
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gallantry |
boldness |
वीरता |
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glance |
glimpse, look through |
झलक |
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gloomy |
pessimistic, depressing |
उदास |
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hatchet |
chop up, cut |
काट्नु |
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hinge |
flexible joint of door or window |
झ्याल ढोकाको कब्जा |
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homestead |
(as
provided by the federal Homestead Act of 1862) live in an area of public land
granted to any US citizen willing to settle on and farm the land for at least
five years
|
कृषि क्षेत्र |
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hushed |
soft voice |
नरम
स्वर |
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instinct |
attitude |
स्वभाव |
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intensely |
extremely, passionately |
तीव्र रूपमा |
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interrupted |
disrupted, disturbed |
अवरोध भयो |
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knob |
handle, door knob |
ढोकाको
नब |
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knot |
tie, band |
गाँठो |
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nodded |
shook, shaken |
टाउको हल्लायो |
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onstage |
live, in performance |
मञ्चमा |
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pail |
bucket, vessel |
बाल्टिन |
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peering |
gazing, staring |
घुर्दै |
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pleat |
fold
cloth |
क्रिज बनाउनु, कपडा पट्याउनु |
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pneumonia |
cold disease |
निमोनिया |
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queer |
strange;
odd |
अनौठो |
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quilt |
join
together (layers of fabric) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed
covering |
रजाई |
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readied-up |
read a lot about a subject |
गहिरो
अध्यन |
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reproach |
censure, criticism |
आलोचना |
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resentfully |
angrily,
unhappily |
आक्रोशीत रुपमा, अप्रसन्नतापूर्वक |
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ripped |
torn, tattered |
फाट्यो |
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rocker |
rocker chair |
च्यातिएको |
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scoffingly |
mockingly |
ठट्टाको रुपमा |
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sheriff |
(in
the US) an elected officer in a county who is responsible for keeping the
peace |
शेरिफ, प्रहरी |
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shoved out |
kicked out |
निकाल्नु |
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slicked up |
attractive |
आकर्षक |
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sneaking |
creeping, nagging |
लुक्दै |
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snooping |
spying, inspecting |
छानविन
गर्नु |
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stirred up |
provocation, motive |
उत्तेजित गरायो, उक्सायो |
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superstitious |
illusory, illogical |
अन्धविश्वासी |
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suspicion |
skepticism, mistrust |
शंका |
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tippet |
a
shawl or scarf |
दुपट्टा, बर्को, पछ्यौरी |
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trifles |
nothings, bits |
झिनो कुरा, ससाना कुरा, चिसो
मिष्ठान्न |
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unbend |
relax |
आनन्द |
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upstage |
back of the stage in a theatre |
पर्दा
पछाडी |
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wiry |
thin but healthy |
सर्लक
परेको |
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wrung |
squeeze and twisted, press, break |
बेटार्नु |
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