STORY OF THE DAY BY AMY SIR

14/09/2024

?  The Strange Old Man

One day, a kind boy called Amy went to the forest to collect wood. There, he met a strange man who begged him for food. Amy shared his food with the old man. Then the man asked him to help him cut a tree. Amy obediently cut the tree and to his surprise found a magical golden goose inside it. The man gave him the goose as a repayment for his help. Amy returned home happily.

On his way, he met a beautiful princess and fell in love with her. “If you drink all the wine in my cellar, you may marry her,” said the king. Amy went to the strange man in the forest for help. That night, the man went to the cellar and secretly drank all the wine. Then the king said, “I want you to find a ship that can sail both on land and water.” Once again the man helped Amy build such a ship. At last the king had to agree to marry the princess and Amy.

*✅ Daily Important Vocabulary by Amy sir
14/09/2024
*1. REVULSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disgust
Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight
Example Sentence:
News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.

1. EBB (VERB): (उतार): recede
   Synonyms: go out, retreat
   Antonyms: come in
   Example Sentence:
   The trend began to ebb.

2. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity
   Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
   Antonyms: meanness
   Example Sentence:
   For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.

3. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade
   Synonyms: wheedle, coax
   Antonyms: bully
   Example Sentence:
   He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.

4. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): vehement
   Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
   Antonyms: hesitant
   Example Sentence:
   The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.

5. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नेतृत्व): leadership
   Synonyms: dominance, dominion
   Antonyms: self-government
   Example Sentence:
   Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.

6. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
   Synonyms: better, enhance
   Antonyms: worsen
   Example Sentence:
   The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.

7. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell
   Synonyms: bloat, bulge
   Antonyms: shrink
   Example Sentence:
   The abdomen distended rapidly.

8. HALT (NOUN): (विराम): stop
   Synonyms: standstill, cessation
   Antonyms: start
   Example Sentence:
   There was a halt in production.

9. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (बेवफ़ा): traitorous
   Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
   Antonyms: loyal
   Example Sentence:
   He is a treacherous RAW agent.
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#Some important phrases

*1⃣Salt of the earth* - A person of great kindness and reliability.
   Example: "She's always there to help others, truly the salt of the earth."

2⃣ Headstrong - Stubborn or determined to have one's own way.
   Example: "He's so headstrong, he never listens to anyone else's opinion."

*3⃣ To no avail* - Without success or a positive result.
   Example: "He tried to fix the issue, but it was all to no avail."

4⃣ Give him the benefit of the doubt - Believe someone's statement without proof.
   Example: "I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and trust that he's telling the truth."

5⃣ If I had my way - Expressing a desire to do something if one had control or power.
   Example: "If I had my way, I would travel the world and explore different cultures."

6⃣ I can't be bothered - Not willing to make an effort or care about something.
   Example: "I can't be bothered to clean my room right now, I'll do it later."

7⃣ By all means - Definitely or certainly.
   Example: "Do you want to join us for dinner? By all means, we'd love to have you!"

8⃣ What goes around comes around - The consequences of one's actions will eventually catch up to them.
   Example: "He treated others poorly, and now he's facing the consequences. What goes around comes around."

9⃣ What's eating you? - Asking someone what is bothering or upsetting them.
   Example: "You seem upset, what's eating you?"

? I can't place you - Unable to remember where or when you have met someone before.
    Example: "I'm sorry, I can't place you. Have we met before?"

1⃣1⃣ I hold you accountable - Holding someone responsible for their actions or decisions.
    Example: "You made the mistake, and I hold you accountable for it."

1⃣2⃣ Shape up or ship out - Improve your behavior or leave.
    Example: "Your performance at work needs to improve. Shape up or ship out."

1⃣3⃣ Good things come to those who wait - Patience will be rewarded with positive outcomes.
    Example: "I know it's tough right now, but remember, good things come to those who wait."

1⃣4⃣ Sick leave - Time off from work due to illness.
    Example: "She's on sick leave this week as she's not feeling well."

1⃣6⃣ As God is my witness - Swearing that what you are saying is true.
    Example: "As God is my witness, I will never lie to you."

1⃣6⃣ I overstepped - To go beyond acceptable limits or boundaries.
    Example: "I apologize, I realize now that I overstepped when I made that comment."

1⃣7⃣ I stand corrected - Admitting that you were wrong about something.
    Example: "I thought the meeting was at 2 pm, but I stand corrected, it's actually at 3 pm."

1⃣8⃣ To and fro - Moving back and forth between two places.
    Example: "The children were running to and fro in the playground."

*1⃣*9⃣ You totally called it** - You were completely right about something.
    Example: "You said it would rain today, and you totally called it! It's pouring outside now."

2⃣0⃣ I totally gapped it - Completely forgot about something.
    Example: "I was supposed to pick up my friend from the airport, but I totally gapped it and missed the flight."

*⛳️* STORY OF THE DAY BY AMY SIR

05/09/2024

? The Value of Work:

Once there was an industrialist.. in one of his factories production line inexplicably break down. It was costing him loss of million per day. No one was able to find out what problem occurred with in production line.

At last industrialist was able to track down an expert. When expert came he examined the production line then at a point he took the screw driver and turned just one screw and just with that whole production line started working just fine.

After work was finished expert presented industrialist with a bill of 10,000$

Affronted, Industrialist demanded an itemized version of the bill. Just after a few minutes expert came back with itemized bill.

Bill read: “For turning screw: 1$.. For knowing which screw to turn: 9,999$”

Moral: One puts his Hard work, Labor and Time in Learning and Becoming Skilled or Expert at anything.**

*⛳️* STORY OF THE DAY BY AMY SIR

05/09/2024

? The Value of Work:

Once there was an industrialist.. in one of his factories production line inexplicably break down. It was costing him loss of million per day. No one was able to find out what problem occurred with in production line.

At last industrialist was able to track down an expert. When expert came he examined the production line then at a point he took the screw driver and turned just one screw and just with that whole production line started working just fine.

After work was finished expert presented industrialist with a bill of 10,000$

Affronted, Industrialist demanded an itemized version of the bill. Just after a few minutes expert came back with itemized bill.

Bill read: “For turning screw: 1$.. For knowing which screw to turn: 9,999$”

Moral: One puts his Hard work, Labor and Time in Learning and Becoming Skilled or Expert at anything.**

#Rule of the day by Amy sir
29/08/2024

*?Council / Counsel*?

?The noun council refers to a group of people that discusses or decides about a 
particular subject, or that represents people, or runs an organization. It is like a 
committee.

?The city council voted to invest more funds in education.
? The security council is debating the use of armed guards at shopping 
centers.

?The noun counsel means “advice” (especially from a knowledgeable person) and 
the verb counsel means to give this advice:

?You need some professional counsel; you should call a lawyer.

?My parents counseled me to save money and not spend it all.

? Story of the day by Amy sir
29/08/2024

*?*Old Man and His Son

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison. Love, Dad Shortly, the old man received this telegram: ‘For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS!!’ At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next. His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.’

Moral: No Matter where you are in the World, If you have decided to do something deep from your heart, you can do it. It is the thought that matters, not where you are or where the person is.**

*✅ Daily Important Vocabulary by Amy sir
29/08/2024*

1**. DASHING (ADJECTIVE): (ख़ुशमिज़ाज): debonair
Synonyms: jaunty, devil-may-care
Antonyms: boring
Example Sentence:
He is a dashing young pilot.

1. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यपूर्ण): enigmatic
   Synonyms: mysterious, confusing
   Antonyms: straightforward
   Example Sentence:
   He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.

2. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten
   Synonyms: cut, curtail
   Antonyms: lengthen
   Example Sentence:
   It was abridged from the original work.

3. MENACE (VERB): (खतरे में डालना): threaten
   Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil
   Antonyms: friendly
   Example Sentence:
   Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
   5. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten
   Synonyms: cut, curtail
   Antonyms: lengthen
   Example Sentence:
   The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel.

4. ABEYANCE (ADJECTIVE): (निलम्बन): suspension
   Synonyms: remission, suspense
   Antonyms: in hand
   Example Sentence:
   Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

7 TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक): disturbing
Synonyms: shocking, distressing
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:
She was going through a traumatic divorce.

1. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual
   Synonyms: constant, continuous
   Antonyms: intermittent
   Example Sentence:
   She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.

2. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
   Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
   Antonyms: create
   Example Sentence:
   A simple bomb could also annihilate a lot of things.

3. ASSERTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (मुखर): confident
   Synonyms: forceful, self-confident
   Antonyms: retiring
   Example Sentence:
   The job may call for assertive behavior.
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#Rule of the day by Amy sir
21/08/2024

*?Definitely / Definitively*?

*▪️Definite (adjective) or definitely (adverb) means certain, without a single doubt*:

☑️We have definite plans to move to London.
(it is 100% certain that we will move there)

☑️I'm definitely going to the party.
(it is 100% certain that I am going). 

☑️This $50 shirt is definitely overpriced. I saw the exact same shirt for $30 in 
another store.
(it is completely certain that $50 is too much).

▪️The word definitively (adverb) or definitive (adjective) means that something decides an issue, or provides a clear and firm answer/solution to a particular matter:

☑️The evidence from the DNA test definitively proved that Katrina was not the 
murderer.

☑️The company had been in financial trouble for years, but its definitive end  came when it declared bankruptcy in March.