Level: BA/BBS | Lesson 50 Ethics (Linda Pastan, USA, 1932) Word Meanings fall = autumn season opt = select eschew = to avoid radiant = bright burden = load Summary This poem was composed by Linda Pastan. In her poem she says that while visiting a museum and looking at a Rambrandt paining, she remembers … Read moreEthics || Four Levels of Interpretation || Flax Golden Tales
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 45 The Telegram On The Table (Parashu Pradhan, Nepal 1943) Words Meaning Multifarious = many Flagging = declining Dawn = early morning Menial = unskilled Convention = tradition Nonetheless = in spite of Amentias = facilities Mundane = ordinary Immerse = absorb Rinse = wash Elicit = come out Summary … Read moreThe Telegram On The Table || Four Levels of Interpretation || Flax Golden Tales
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 44 Piano (David Herbert Lawrence, England 1885-1930) Words Meaning Dusk = twilight String = tightly stretched cords Poised = balanced Is spite of = despite Mastery = efficiency Betray = show Belong to = connected to Parlor = siting room Vain = useless Burst into = start suddenly Clamor = … Read morePiano || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 43 To His Coy Mistress (Andrew Marvell, England 1621-1678) Words Meaning Coy = shy Germ stone = coral Mistress = beloved Coyness = shyness Conversion = religion change Empire = kingdom Thy = your Adore = like very much Thine = your State = condition Preserved = protected Lust = … Read moreTo His Coy Mistress || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 42 Swan Song (Anton Chekhov, Russia 1860-1904) Words Meaning Litter = to make dirty Rascal = mad Pile up = heap Muzzy = confused Lurk = appear Elegant = graceful Heap up = pile up Corpse = dead body Tomb = grave Shivers = tremulous motion Sickening = disgusting Withstood … Read moreSwan Song || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 37 The Stub-Book (Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Spain 1833-1891) Words Meaning Stub = remains of a cheque or receipt Duke = high rank post Yield = produce Toil = work Linger = delay Scoundrel = foolish Astonishment = surprise Deal with = relate Semi = half Grand = splendid Castle … Read moreThe Stub-Book || Four Levels of Interpretation || Flax Golden Tales
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 32 Scientific Inquiry (Carl G. Hempel, Germany 1905-1997) Words Meaning Inquiry = information Foul = stinking Illustration = examples Distressed = troubled Fatal = deadly Attribute = cause of something Ravage = ruin Confinement = living alone Adverse = harmful Desperate = troublesome Epidemic = disaster Refute = deny Notorious … Read moreTU || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation Lesson 32
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 31 The Making of A Scientist (V.S. Ramchandran, India 1951) Words Meaning Destined = having good luck Curious = eager Passionately = intensely Pathological = connected with disease Yearning = desire Innate = from birth Breed = babies Turbulence = disturbance Contagious = infected Arcane = mysterious Stifle = destroy … Read moreTU || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation Lesson 31
Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 28 The Lunatic (Laxmi Prasad Devkota 1909-1959) Words Meaning Lunatic = mad, insane Plight = bad luck Fragrance = good smell Ethereal = not in good Pebble = small pieces of stone Visualize = to view Enchantress = beautiful Mollify = calm Glistening = shining Eloquent = good way of … Read moreTU || Flax Golden Tales || Four Levels of Interpretation Lesson 28
