I am Grimaldi
One
evening in 1808 a gaunt ,sad faced man entered the offices of Dr. James
Hamilton in Manchester , England
“Yes
, Doctor, sick of a mortal malady.”
“What
malady?”
“
I am frightened of the terror of the world around me. I am depressed by life. I
can find no happiness any where, nothing amuses me, and have nothing to live
for. If you can help me, I shall kill myself.”
“The
malady is not mortal. You only need to get out of yourself. You need to laugh ,
to get some pleasure from life”.
“What
shall I do?”
“Go
to the circus to night to see Grimaldi, the clown. Grimaldi is the funniest man
alive. He’ll cure you.”
A
spasm of pain crossed the poor man’s face as he said:” Doctor, don’t jest with
me. I am Grimaldi.”
Sentence – a combination of words that makes
complete sense
Statements
– Which simply affirm
or deny something.
A man’s
success depends chiefly on himself. (affirmative)
He did not
get much help from others (negative)
Rely chiefly
on your own efforts.(command)
Lend me a
pen.(request)
Save me.
God save the
Queen! (wish)
Have you
finished your work? (Questions)
How wonderful
! (Exclamatory)
Phrase – A combination of words that makes
sense, but not complete sense.
On the river. Through thick and thin. A bird in the hand.
Clause -
This is the house where we live.
Here ‘where
we live’ is not a phrase, because it has a subject and predicate of its own, it
resembles a complete sentence; Yet it is not a complete sentence, because it
forms only part of a sentence. Such a group of words as forms part of a
sentence, and contains a subject and a predicate, is called a clause.
Quality Quality
is never an accident
It is always the result
of intelligent effort.
There must be the will
To produce a superior
thing --
John Ruskin.
Recourse - Using
someone/something as a way of obtaining help especially in a dangerous situation.
Ulterior - a
secret purpose or reason.
Freak - that
is extremely unusual and not like any other of its type.
Rattle - a
sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks
Limpid - literary clear and transparent.
Illegible - That
cannot be read
Conceal - to
hide something
Express - to
show a feeling
Indicate - to
show, point or make clear in another way
Stammer - to
speak or say something with unusual pauses.
Insane - mentally
ill
Object - a
thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually living.
Segment - any
of the parts into which something can be divided
Quota - prefixed
limit
Pension - a sum of
money paid regularly by the govt. or a private company to a retired person.
Favor - The
support or approval of something or someone.
Pediatrician - doctor
who has special training in medical care for children.
tackle - to
try to deal with something or someone.
Rabble - a
large noisy uncontrolled group of people
Dagger - a
short pointed knife which is sharp on both sides
The secret
of living well
Worry less
and work more
Ride less and
walk more
Frown less
and smile more
Talk less and
think more
Drink less
and breathe more
Eat less and
chew more
Preach less
and practice more
Spend less
and save more.
What is the
difference between the railway guard and a teacher?
One minds the
train, one trains the mind.
Arm : Hand - Leg : Foot
Beautiful :
beauty - Young : Youth
Swim :
Swimming - walk : walking
Baseball :
Bat - Tennis : Racquet
Dog : dogs - woman : women
Man : boy - Woman : Girl
I : My - You : Your
Stomachache:
doctor - Toothache : Dentist
Drive : drove - eat
: ate
Daughter :
aunt - son : uncle
Pencil :
write - gun : shoot
Big : bigger - important : more important
One : two - first : second
Yesterday :
the day before yesterday - last month : the month before last
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