SECTION- 4.4 (NOVEL) THE SIGN OF FOUR – SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

 

*CHARACTERS, SOME NEW WORD, AND CONCEPTS *

• CHARACTERS IN THE STORY: -

• Sherlock Holmes :- The Private detective from Baker Street London.

• Dr.John Watson :- Narrator of the story , Companion of Holmes , loves to Miss Mary Morstan.

• Captain Arthur Morstan :- A noble army man , Father of Miss Mary, Security at Andaman jail.

• Major Sholto :- A friend of Captain Morstan but reject to share treasure and responsible for captain’s death.

• Bartholomew Sholto :-Elder son of Major Sholto ,Murdered in the treasure game by Small.

• Thaddeus Sholto:-Younger brother of Bartholomew, helps Miss Mary for his father’s wish.

• Inspector Jon Atbelnely:- Police inspector for investigation.

• Jonathan Small :- Wooden legged man , Murdered Bartholomew and try to carry away the treasure.

• Tonga :- A companion of Small and killed Bartholomew by using poisonous arrow , Maneater from Andaman.

• Toby :- The Dog used by Holmes for searching the criminals.

• Mrs. Cecil Forrester :- Employer of Miss Mary.

• Other characters only names :-Mahomet Singh , Abdullah Khan, Dost Akbar ,Small :- Names on the name as sign of four.

*Difficult Words :-

• Scarlet – red colour – ताांबडा

• Milestone – मैलाचा दगड

• Prolific – popular – महान

• Crime fiction -criminal stories – गुन्हेगारी कथा.

• Treasure :- wealth -गुप्त धन.

• Disappeared -नाहीसे होणे.

• Mysterious circumstances -रहस्यमय प्रसांग.

• Pearl :- मोती valuable stone.

• Accompaniment :- with cooperation. सहकारी असे

• Whisked – move away – ननघून जाणे.

• Eccentric- strange -विचचत्र

• Heir -िारस

• Fatal heart attack- हृदय विकार झटका

• Affixed -close – जिळ.

• Shaken -frightened- घाबरलेला

• Emerged – arise – उगिणे

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• Grinning- हसणे -smiling with teeth

• Leering – nervous glare -ननराश नजर

• Apparent- openly -उघडपणे

• Deductions- तपास तत्ि

• Stepped -walked – चालणे

• Creosote – black oil -काळपट तेल

• Recruits – give job – काम देणे

• Urchins – gang of mischievous boys -खोडकर मूले

• Disguise -irritate -िैताग

• Camouflaged- hide लपिून

• Pursue – chase – पाठलाग करणे.

• Barge – boat - होडी

• Pygmy -short man -बुटका

• Entrapped- अडकणे

• Blowpipe – ननशाणा मारणे नळी

• Fortress -fort -ककल्ला /बुरांज

• Emissary – गुप्तहेर रक्त िाहीनी

• Conspirators – कारसथानी.

• Bribe -लाच

• Penal – custody- जेल

• Loyal -close /honest -विश्िासू

• Betrayed - विश्िासघात – break the belief.

• Revolve – round of -च्या भोिती किरणे

• Convict – guilty -दोषी

• Contemplate -विचार करणे -thinking.

• Prospect – expectations -अपेक्षा

• Shallowness of wealth – सांपत्तीची हाि .

• Prevailing – प्रचललत

• Adverse – खोलिर

• Paranoid – विचचत्र विचार करणे

• Implying connection -सांबांध असणे

• Dispose – विल्हेिाट लािणे

• Spleen – body part – आतडे

• Quinine – malaria medicine.- औषध

• Divulge -उघड करणे

• Chaplet – माळ

• Confront -तोंड देणे

• Aurora -name of the boat

• Steam -small boat

• Dumped -to throw into the water- पाण्यात टाकून देणे

• Waylaying -साथ देणे

• Vengeance vow – सुड घेणेची शपथ

• Accomplices -सहकारी- companions

• Rare and expensive pearl – दुमीळ ि महाग मोती.

• Recommends – suggest -सुचिले

• Martyrdom - मृत्यू झालेले/ हौतात््य

• Rectify -चुका सुधारणे.

• Decipher – उलगडा न होणे – can’t understand

• Pertinent- समपपक better way

• Aka – known as poor -ओळख

• Escorted -एकत्र आत जाणे

• Firm step -hard -कणखर

• Outward composure – external peace शाांतता

• Dainty – beautiful -सुांदर

• Gloved -fit to beauty – पकडून

• Plainness and simplicity – सरळसाधेपणा

• Means -needs -गरजा

• Sombre grayish beige -light brown -किकट तपककरी

• Untrimmed – unpopular- अप्रलसद्ध

• Unbraided -not suitable अयोग्य

• Turban- hat टोपी

• Dull due – dull colour -ननस्तेज

• Sweet and amiable -smart and attractive- सुांदर ि आकषपक

• Spiritual and sympathetic eyes -आत््याची सहानुभूती असणारे डोळे

• Refined and sensitive nature -ननमपळ ि हळिा

• Tremble -quivered- shaking -घाबरणे थरथरणे

• Intense inward agitation -आतून होणारा त्रास

Enabled -support -पाठ ांबा

• Unravel - solve – सोडिणे

• Domestic complications- घरगुती समस्या

• Inexplicable- गुढ

• Glistened -shine -चमकले

• Hawk – बहीरससाणा सारख्या नजरेने

• Brisk -in haste – पटकन

• Embarrassing- shameful- लाजजरिाणा

• Detain – hold -पकडून ठेिणे

• Inestimable - valuable -अमुल्य

• Relapsed -reseat -पुन्हा बसणे

• Choking sob -हुांदका

• Convict guard – जेलचे रखिालदार

• Appended – attach -जोडणे enclosed

• Lustrous pearl- चमकदार मोती

• Intend -purpose -हेतू

• Darting glance – करडी नजर

• Twirl -चगरकी

• Irrepressible अद्य

• Au revoir – good bye -ननरोप

• Languidly -सुस्तपणे

• Automaton -machine -यांत्राचा

• Biased -partial -पक्षपाती

• Antagonist- villain- विरोधी

• Repellant -hate -द्िेष

• Philanthropist- परोपकारी

• Disproves -सुधारणे

• Scribble -ललखाण- writing

• Legible -सुिाच्य- readable

• Vacillation -िळण

• Self – esteem – स्ि.लशस्त

• Muse – meditation- चचांतन मनन

• Plunged furiously -entered desirably -आत््याला घुसणे

• Treatise -thesis -प्रबांध

• Will – o – the wisp of - poisonous -विषारी

• In quest of solution- उपायाच्या शोधात

• Obtuse -lazy- मांद

• Culminates -कळसच केला

• Compensation- भरपाई

• Pensively – pathetic -दयननय

• Expedition- मोहीम- mission

• Muffled -covered – झाकणे

• Dark cloak -काळा झगा

• Embark -travelling- प्रिास

• Allusions – indication – सांकेत

• Hieroglyphic- चचत्रललपी – pictrography

• Dreary -कांटाळिाणे

• Dense drizzly fog -heavy fog -दाट धुके

• Misty splotches of diffused light -कमी उजेडात असणारी अांधूक दृश्य

• Feeble circular glimmer -साधा गोलाकारात मांद उजेड

• Murky -unclear – धुसर

• Eerie – fear -लभतीने

• Haggard and merry -ननस्तेज ि गमतीदार

• Jotted – write down -ललहहणे

• Memoranda -diary – डायरी ललहहणे

• Hansom -घोडागाडी -horse cart

• Rattling up -दमछाक होणे

• Beshawled and bediamonded – गडबड गोंधळ

• Rendezvous- meeting place -भेटीचे हठकाण

• Penetrating- stare -एकटक बघणे

• Shrill whistle -ककपश आिाज

• Errand -way -मागप

• Hoax -cheating – िसिी

• Hypothesis- गृहीतक

• Demeanour -behaviour- ितपणूक

• Endeavoured -to try -प्रयत्न करणे

• Reminiscences -past memories- जुन्या आठिणी

• Anecdote- example story -ककस्से

• Labyrinth- चक्रिुह

• Questionable and forbidding - सामसुम िस्ती

• Coarse glare -खडबडीत -hard

• Miniature garden -small garden -छोटीसी बाग

• Single glimmer- एकच ककरण

• Servant clad in a yellow turban – राजाच्या लशपायासारखा

• Incongruous -strange -विचचत्र

• Dwelling house – living place home -राहते घर

• Khitmutgar – Hindi word -male servant.

• Oriented -East Asian area

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