Madam Rides the Bus – Word Meanings in English and Hindi

Madam Rides the Bus Class 10 English: Here are given difficult word meanings in English as well as Hindi. This vocabulary will help in understanding the lesson ‘Madam rides the Bus’.


Vocabulary – Madam Rides the Bus


Madam Rides the Bus Line by Line Explanation

Page 117

  • Short—in short;
  • Curious—anxious;
  • Favourite —most likeable;
  • Pastime—acts of entertainment during spare time;
  • Elaborate—complicated
  • Playmates—companions playing together;
  • Every bit—(here) totally; Elaborate—(here) complex; Unusual—uncommon.
  • Unusual—uncommon

Page 118

  • Fascinating—attractive;
  • Set of—(here) group of;
  • Unending—never ending;
  • Gradually—slowly and slowly;
  • Tiny—small;
  • Crept into—entered;
  • Overwhelming—dominating, overpowering with emotions;
  • Wistfully— yearningly, ongoingly;
  • Kindle—arouse;
  • Longings—wishes;
  • Disapproval—rejection,
  • Conversation—an informal talk;
  • Discreet—tactful.
  • Scarcely—hardly
  • Fortune—riches,
  • Sticking—thrusting out
  • Stretch—to extend,

Page 119

  • Jolly—happy;
  • Sort—kind;
  • Fond of—great liking of;
  • Slack—not busy, not peak hours;
  • Shyness— embarrassed.
  • Gleaming—shiny
  • Windshield—front glass of a car or bus
  • Devoured—to engulf (here-saw with interest)
  • Peer—to watch constantly,

Page 120

  • Narrow—of small width;
  • Ditch—trench
  • Startle—to surprise,
  • Elderly—old person
  • Annoyed—angry,
  • Haughtily—proudly,
  • Chime—to interject a remark,
  • Mere—young
  • Glance—sight,
  • Mimicking—imitating
  • Bump—uneven patch on road,
  • Irritably—in annoyed manner

Pages 121

  • Absolutely—completely;
  • Repulsive—disgusting, not likeable;
  • Betel nut—a bitter nut of a tropical Asian Palm;
  • Threatening—putting in danger;
  • Spill over—(here) leak;
  • Sociable—(here) friendly.
  • Curtly—rudely
  • Drivel—nonsense talk
  • Bother—to worry,

Page 122

  • Painstaking—very careful and thorough; laborious
  • Elaborate—detailed;
  • Thriftily—saved carefully like a miser;
  • Resisting—overcoming; curbing, attraction
  • Temptation—allurement;
  • Peppermints—candies flavoured with peppermint oil;
  • Particularly—specially;
  • Resolutely—determinedly;
  • Stifled—crushed; curbed
  • Merry-go-round—swing that circles around.
  • Slip out—to go unnoticed
  • Managed—(here) succeeded; to make arrangements
  • Nap—take a short sleep;
  • Excursions— pleasure trips;
  • Ventured out—dared to come out.
  • Bare—without vegetation

Page 123

  • Hamlet—a small village
  • Gobble—to swallow
  • Clapped—cheered; to produce sound using both palms,
  • Glee—happiness;
  • Obstacle—hurdle,
  • Rushing—running
  • Hon—to blow horn
  • Galloped—ran fast.

Page 124

  • Speck—a little spot;
  • Growing—getting bigger;
  • Tremendous—great, too much; in a considerable amount
  • Roar—to make a loud deep sound;
  • Rattle—making rapid hard repeated sounds;
  • Shaking—move forcefully;
  • Traversed—crossed;
  • Thoroughfare—crossroad; public path,
  • Glittering—shining;
  • Displays—exhibition, show;
  • Merchandise—things and goods for sale.

Page 125

  • Dumb—mute
  • Gape—gaze curiously,
  • Matter—affair
  • Amused—happy, felt entertained
  • Stall—small shop,
  • Treat—party
  • Firmly—strongly
  • Shrugged—to move shoulders
  • Slightest—least;
  • Greeted—welcomed;
  • Excitement—overjoyed;
  • Lying—resting flat;
  • Struck—hit over
  • Nodded—to move the head back and forth,
  • Overcome—(here) filled with;
  • Creature—living being;
  • Charm—beauty;
  • Horrible—terrible;
  • Frightening—fearful;
  • Spreadeagled—spread out;
  • Stare—fixed look;
  • Lifeless—inanimate.
  • Haunted—troubled
  • Dampening—strangulating
  • Enthusiasm—strong interest,
  • Glue—to stick,
  • Stretched—to thrust out one’s own limbs after relaxing,
  • Fare—charges or rent
  • Chatterbox—a talkative person
  • Casually—unconcerned
  • Midst—in the middle,
  • Breathed—whispered
  • Chit—quite small or young,

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