Story
9. A Deal in Wheat
by Benjamin Franklin
Norris
Glossary
|
abruptly |
suddenly
and unexpectedly |
अचानक |
|
affixed |
wrote,
stick, attach |
टाँसिएको |
|
backboard |
an
open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels |
घोडागाडी |
|
bass-fishing |
a
kind of fish |
बास-माछा |
|
bear |
a
situation in stock market in which an investor becomes pessimistic about the
markets and expects prices to decline in the near to medium term |
लगानीकर्ता, गल्लावाला |
|
broker |
one
who buys and sells for other |
मध्यस्तकर्ता |
|
buckboard |
an
open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels |
घोडागाडी |
|
bull |
opposite
to bear, A bull is an investor who expects
prices to rise and, on this assumption, purchases a security or commodity in
hopes of reselling it later for a profit |
गल्लावाला, लगानीकर्ता |
|
bushel |
a
measurement equivalent to 35.2 KG |
बुशेल |
|
busted |
break,
split, shatter |
चकनाचुर |
|
chicanery |
trickery,
deception, dishonesty |
धोकाधडी |
|
clamouring up |
demanding
in a noisy or angry way |
चिच्याउँदै |
|
clique |
gang,
circle, pack, a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow
others to join them |
गुट |
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consummation |
accomplishment,
execution |
समापन |
|
covenants |
agreement,
contract |
करारहरू |
|
culminate |
to
reach or to come to the decisive point |
समापन |
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devoutly |
sincerely |
भक्तिपूर्वक |
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diligently |
attentively |
लगनशीलतापूर्वक |
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dispatched |
send,
ship |
पठाइयो |
|
drizzle |
light
rain falling in very fine drops |
सिमसिमे पानी |
|
ejaculated |
exclaim |
चिच्याउनु |
|
engulfed |
to
surround and cover something or someone |
घेरिएको |
|
epitomized |
emphasized,
summarized |
प्रतीकात्मक |
|
granite |
plutonic
rocks |
ग्रेनाइट |
|
hitched |
to
fasten with hook |
अड्कियो |
|
hitching |
moving
into a different position with a jerk |
जर्किनु |
|
hobo |
a
homeless person, a tramp |
सुकुम्बासी |
|
incessantly |
constantly,
continuously |
निरन्तर |
|
inscribed |
marked with characters |
अंकित |
|
invincible |
unconquerable |
अजेय |
|
jovial |
cheerful
and friendly |
रमाइलो |
|
laconic |
brief,
short |
संक्षिप्त |
|
meager |
very
small or not enough |
अल्प |
|
memoranda |
contract,
agreement, a written message in business or diplomacy |
ज्ञापन |
|
merchandise |
goods |
व्यापारिक सामान |
|
oblique shifty |
inexplicit
or indirect deceitful, constantly changing |
निरन्तर परिवर्तन |
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ominous |
portending
evil or harm, foreboding, threatening |
अशुभ |
|
overlooked |
fail
to notice |
बेवास्ता गरियो |
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perfunctory |
automatic |
स्वचालित |
|
pervaded |
to
spread through all parts of or to exist in every part of sth. |
व्याप्त |
|
plunge |
sink,
dive |
डुब्नु |
|
poignant |
evoking
a keen sense of sadness or regret |
मार्मिक |
|
pretentious |
exaggerated |
अभिमानी |
|
prohibitive |
forbidding
or restricting something |
निषेधात्मक |
|
Prosecute |
conduct
legal proceeding against somebody |
मुद्दा चलाउने |
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ranch |
a
prop or shore, large farming area |
खेत |
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scribbled |
written
or drawn carelessly or hurriedly |
लेखिएको |
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shafts |
the
handle |
शाफ्टहरू |
|
shunted |
push
or pull |
बन्द गरियो |
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sodden |
soaking |
भिजेको |
|
stogie |
a
long, thin, cheap cigar |
सिगार |
|
strenuous |
tough,
arduous, requiring great effort |
कडा |
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strenuously |
actively |
कडाईका साथ |
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striven |
endeavor,
try, venture |
मेहनती |
|
stupefied |
make
someone unable to think or feel properly |
स्तब्ध |
|
subsistence |
maintenance,
upkeep |
निर्वाह |
|
tentatively |
not
definitely, with uncertainty |
अस्थायी रूपमा |
|
terseness |
shortness |
तनाव |
|
THE BELT LINE |
a transportation system partially or wholly surrounding a city, terminal, district or port |
रिङ्गरोड |
|
THE BREAD LINE |
a
line of people waiting to receive free food |
खानाको लाइन |
|
The Pit |
The term pit refers to a physical arena at a stock exchange that is reserved for
securities trading. Brokers buy and sell
different securities in the pit, also called the trading floor, using the
open outcry system. Traders match the orders of their customers by shouting
and through hand signals |
व्यापार क्षेत्र |
|
thrust |
to
push or drive with force |
जोर |
|
torets |
a short leather strap that is fastened round each leg of a
hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached, a ring to the jesses |
फित्ता |
|
tugs |
a
sudden hard pull |
झट्का |
|
unassailable |
not
able to be attacked |
अगम्य |
|
unvarying |
not
changing, constant |
अपरिवर्तनीय |
|
vociferated |
shout,
complain, or argue loudly |
आवाज उठायो |
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whiffletree |
a
wooden crossbar of carriage |
बार |
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