Glossary | Compulsory English XI | 3. God Sees the Truth but Waits | by Leo Tolstoy

 

 

Unit 1: Story

3. God Sees the Truth but Waits

Leo Tolstoy

 

Glossary

adjoining	next to	छेउमा
alight	come down from a horse or vehicle	झर्नु
aroused	wake up	बिउझिनु, उठ्नु
autobiographical	nonfictional, factual story of someone	आत्मकथा
bind	tie, fasten	बाध्नु
blab	tell secret	गपशप, गोप्य कुरा भन्नु
blood-stained	covered with blood	रगताम्मे हुनु
closely cropped	burr cut, butch haircut, flattop	ठुट्टै पारेको
condemned	sentenced to a particular punishment	निन्दित
confess	admit or state that one has committed a crime	स्विाकार्नु
convict	a person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of prison	दोषी
convoy	group	समूह
cross-questioning	debrief, check, catechize	प्रति–प्रश्न
czar	emperor, specifically the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution	सम्राट जार
dawn	early morning	झिसमिसे विहान
despair	absence of hope	निराशा
downcast	sad, disappointed	निरास
doze	sleep	निदाउनु
escaped out	avoid, elude, evade	बाहिर निस्कियो
executioner	hangman	कार्यान्वयनकर्ता
flog	beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture	कोर्रा हान्नु
flung into	throw or hurl forcefully	फूर्तीसाथ
imprisonment	custody, detention	कारावास
independently	freely, autonomously	स्वतन्त्र रूपमा
inn	an establishment for the lodging and entertaining of travellers	भट्टी
knot	a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar	गाँठो
landlord	landowner, proprietor	घर मालिक
longed	strong wish or desire	तीब्र चाहना
meekness	humbleness	नम्रता
mercy	pity, compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone	दया
mirth	fun and enjoyment as shown by laughter, pleasure, joy	आनन्द
alighted	come down from a vehicle	गाडीबाट झर्नु
parable	a short story that teaches moral lesson	दृष्टान्त, नीतिकथा
peered	stared, gazed	हेर्यो, देखा पर्यो
perish	suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way	नाश
petition	make a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause	याचिका, अनुरोध
premature	before age	असमय, समयपूर्व, असामयिक
riotous	involving public disorder; out of control; unruly	उपद्रवी
samovar	a large container for heating water	चिया किटली
sentenced	punished
sledge	a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice	हिउमा चलाउने गाडी
sobbing	weeping, crying	रुदै
spree	unrestrained activity of drinking alcohol	रसरंग
stammered	could not speak fluently	भकभकायो
stooped	bent forward	झुकाव
swore	swear
tinkle	make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound	झंकार
trilogy	three books with same character	साहित्यिक वा नाट्यकलाका त्रिमूर्ती
troika	a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast	तीन घोडे बग्गी
unstrapped	open, straps of	पट्टा हटाइयो
utter	articulate, absolute	व्यक्त गर्नु, पूर्ण
vengeance	revenge, retaliation	बदला
wretched	pitiful, poor, miserable	नराम्रो