The following word-notes will help you to understand the text
The Eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond :
- Rohana = name of a railway station. It is a small place of less population in Uttarpradesh. The nearest major city to Rohana is Saharanpur.
- Couple = husband and wife; married pair.
- Anxious = worried; concerned.
- Instructions = directions; information on what to do; advice.
- Strangers = unknown or unfamiliar persons.
- Sensitive = responsive; susceptible; perceptive.
- Dehra = a town in Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh.
- Startled = surprised or amazed.
- Exclamation = utterance in amazement.
- Registers = impresses; strikes; appeals.
- Tellingly = powerfully; forcefully; effectively; significantly.
- Remaining senses = the senses other than the sight.
- Wondered = thought about; thought in amazement; doubted; suspected.
- Prevent = block; obstruct; resist;impede; stop; control; check.
- Provided = if; on condition that.
- Getting off = getting down; alighting; leaving the train.
- Formidable = dreadful; unmanageable.
- Mussoorie = a hill station in the Dehradun District of Uttarakhand.
- Logfire = fire produced from round, hard pieces of wood.
- Deserted = lonely; uninhibited.
- Romantic = imaginative.
- Fool = stupid fellow; dull-witted person.
- Romantic fool = a person guided by emotion.
- Ledge = a narrow shelf projecting from a window; sill.
- Pretence = deception.
- Landscape = everything that can be sen across a large area of land.
- Panting = quick breathing.
- Rumble = a long deep series of sounds.
- Flashing by = passing by quickly.
- Ventured = took the risk of saying something.
- Gallant = brave; courageous; chivalrous; heroic.
- Sparkle = liveliness; glow; radiance.
- Stream = small river.
- Encounter = sudden meeting.
- Shrieked = gave a loud sound.
- Bun = small coil of hair at back of head.
- Plaited = arrangement of hair in three or more interlaced strands.
- Porters = persons who carry bags and loads of other people; coolies.
- Vendors = sellers of food etc.
- Tantalising = tempting; provoking; exciting.
- Lingered = remained; continued to exist; prevailed.
- Confusion = mess; disorder; chaos.
- Stammered = spoke indistinctly; uttered with faltering accent.
- Apology = pardon; a statement of regret having done wrong.
- Banged = closed with a loud noise.
- Groaned = make a long deep wailing sound; make a painful sound.
- Fascinating = alluring; charming; extremely interesting; highly attractive.
- Reverie = day-dream.
- High-pitched = shrill ; very loud and sharp.
- Disappointed = upset; sad;dejected; pensive; disheartened.
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