English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Unit 3 - Education And Careers - Words / Meanings and Summary

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Chasing Dreams

Words / Meanings and Summary

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Achieved	Attained, reach
2.	Addressing	Speak to, talk to
3.	Afford	Bear (the expenses of )
4.	Air	The mixture of gases that all living things breathe.
5.	Announced	Declare
6.	Ashamed	Embarrassed or guilty
7.	Backdrop	Background
8.	Beaming	Wide and happy
9.	Bed of roses	Comfortable or easy situation
10.	Betterment	Improvement
11.	Blessed	Divinely favoured, Fortunate
12.	Bore	Past tense of bear
13.	Borne	Past participle of bear, Put up with.
14.	Cast	Throw
15.	Charpoy	A light bedstead or A traditional woven bed used across South Asia.
16.	Collapse	Having fallen down or given way, To sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard, etc.
17.	Commented	Expressed an opinion
18.	Conversation	Talk or discussion
19.	Couplet	A pair of successive lines of verse
20.	Courtyard	An unroofed area of a house.
21.	Dragged	Pull along forcefully
22.	Emotions	Strong feelings
23.	Exclaimed	Cried out suddenly in surprise
24.	Expenses	Charges, Cost, Price
25.	Extremely	To a very great degree
26.	Fertile	High-yielding, fruitful
27.	Finance	Money matters
28.	Fulfill	Achieve, Accomplish
29.	Grateful	Feeling thankful for something.
30.	Hardship	Difficulties
31.	Hosted	Organised an event, Act as host at
32.	Hygiene	Keeping oneself and surroundings clean
33.	Impressive	Amazing-inspiring, Worth admiring.
34.	In spite of	Instead of, Despite
35.	Interrupt	Broken off, discontinuous
36.	Lazily	In a slow and relaxed way
37.	Lush	Growing luxuriantly
38.	Moonlit	Lit by the moon
39.	Nearby	Close, Not far away
40.	Neighbourhood	Area or people around us
41.	Noticed	Observe
42.	Obligatory	Compulsory
43.	Politely	In a respectful manner
44.	Portrayed	Represented, Described
45.	Preoccupied	Engrossed in thought, Not paying attention because thinking or worrying about something else.
45.	Quote	Repeat or copy out
46.	realize	Become fully aware of, To make one's dreams, ideas, plans, etc. happen
47.	Reluctantly	In an unwilling and hesitant way, Unwilling, therefore slow to act, agree, etc.
48.	Rolled down	To move down
49.	Seminar	A conference
50.	Shabby	In poor condition, In poor condition through much use or being badly cared for.
51.	Siblings	Brothers or sisters
52.	Sidelong	Sideways
53.	Simultaneously	At the same time
54.	Suggestion	Advice
55.	Upset	Worry, disappoint
56.	weathered	Worn, stained, Brown, rough and lined or damaged skin because one has spent a lot of time outside in the sun and wind.
57.	Wiped	Clean or Rub

Summary

This is the story of a boy, Jameel, who belongs to a poor family, and his sister Sara. One night, when Jameel's father found his upset, he told his family that he was worried about his future despite passing the exam because there was no college in their village or in the surrounding village. Jameel dreamed of becoming a doctor and opening a hospital in the village, while his sister also dreamed of becoming a doctor. An old friend of his family, Aunt Sadori, was also there and listened their whole converation. She than offered them to stay with her in the city so that the two siblings could continue their education.
Her father allowed Jameel but did not allow Sara because of the expenses, so his brother Khalid encouraged the father not to worry about the expenses. The two siblings went to the city for study to fulfill their dream, which was not a bed of roses. Both brother and sister worked very hard, first they passed college and then in medical college. They give tuition to children to cover their expenses and endure many hardships. Their family also faces many difficulties in fulfilling their dreams and had to sold their fertile land to pay their fourth year fees.
After 12 years of hard work, Jameel builds a hospital in the village, which benefits his village and the surrounding villages. His sister also helped him in his work as a doctor and she also worked on the health and hygiene for the village women. Seeing his dreams come true, Jameel was thankful to God and considers himself blessed.