Secret

              7. Secret

Word meaning

1) Flourish – to wave something in a noticeable way.

- She handed me her pen with a flourish.

2) Wistful- sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past.

- She grew wistful thinking of her past.

3) Manoeuver- a careful movement with a purpose in mind.

- Her manoeuvre was a little bit confusing.

4) Ordeal – The soldiers explained their terrible ordeal.

5) Disapproving - in a disapproving manner.

- She never betrayed me.

6. Frills – a decoration that consists of a narrow piece of cloth that has many small folds in it.

- This dress has frills around hem and sleeves.

7) Pathetic – that which makes one feel pity or sympathetic.

- She felt pathetic after seeing her condition.

8.) Flushed – red in the face.

- Extreme anger made her face flushed.

9) Solemnity - the quality of being serious.

- Her solemnity impressed everyone.

B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

1) ‘There are two which I want to have out, but I must wait a week.’

a) who is the speaker?

Ans - Jo is the speaker.

b) What are the two that the speaker wants to have out?

Ans-The speaker wants to publish her two stories in the newspaper.

c) what does the listener think the two are?

Ans- The listener thinks that she had gone there to take out her two teeth.

Ç. Answer these questions.

1) what did Jo do after she finished signing her name?

Ans- After she finished signing her name, Jo threw down her pen and exclaimed happily that she had done her best.

3) Who was watching her? What were his thoughts?

Ans - Laurie was watching her. He thought that she had just passed through an ordeal of some sort.

5) how did Jo behave till the stories were printed?

Ans- Jo behaved very strangely that her sisters got quite confused. She rushed to the door when the postman rang and seemed to live in constant tension.

6) What did her sisters think about Jo’s behaviour?

Ans – About Jo’s behaviour, her sisters thought that she had lost her senses.

7) What happened on the second Saturday?

Ans-On 2nd Saturday, Meg was shocked by the sight of Laurie chasing Jo all over the garden and finally capturing her near the trees.