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Explain the line:
Within a week it sickened to a raging fever and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in the shade.
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Explain the line:
She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve!
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Examine the structure of the short story ‘Adventure of the Three Garridebs’ with the help of this framework
- The narrator of the story
- Introduction of the topic of the story
- Introduction of the main characters in the plot
- Development of the plot
- Climax
- Resolution of the mystery.
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Examine the subtle humour in the narration of the story that lightens the gravity of the subject matter.
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Identify the words in the advertisement that gave away the fact that it was placed by John Garrideb.
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Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.
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Make a list of words which are spelled differently in American and British English.
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Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
It is difficult to part with personal items like a watch which have a sentimental value attached to them.
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Look at the highlighted expressions in the following sentences from the text and explain their figurative meaning.
- 'I went through it, sir, with a fine-toothed comb and never a Garrideb could I catch.'
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'They are my favourite covert for putting up a bird, and I would never have overlooked a cock pheasant as that.'
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'There is no bolt-hole for you in this country.'
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'When his castle in the air fell down, it burred him beneath the ruins.'
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How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
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Comment on the relationship shared by Mammachi and Pappachi.
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'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
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How does Mammachi stand out as an independent resilient woman in the text?
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Identify some of the improbable images the author has used to effect greater humour.
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Why does John Ipe consider retirement to be a dishonour?
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What was the underlying reason for John Ipe's disgust with the world?
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Chako's firmness in dealing with the irrational behaviour of his father.
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The contrast between the outward elegance of a person and his private behaviour.
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Approval from the outside world and approval within the family.
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How does the author succeed in raising crucial social issues not through open criticism but through subtle suggestion?
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