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Meanings of difficult words from the poem "The School Boy":
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Morn | Morning |
2 | Distant | Far away in space or time |
3 | Huntsman | A person who hunts |
4 | Wind | To produce sound from an instrument by blowing |
5 | Horn | A wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration |
6 | Skylark | A bird known for its songs, especially for its high notes |
7 | Outworn | Out of date; no longer usable or serviceable because of excessive use |
8 | Sigh | To emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar |
9 | Dismay | A feeling of unhappiness and disappointment |
10 | Droop | To bend or hang down heavily |
11 | Anxious | Worried and nervous; eager to do something |
12 | Delight | Great pleasure or satisfaction |
13 | Bower | A shady and pleasant place (so here, it is a place where sunlight hardly enters) |
14 | Thro’ | Through |
15 | Dreary | Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive |
16 | Tender | Young, inexperienced, or vulnerable; (of a plant) easily injured by severe weather or careless handling and therefore needing protection |
17 | Youthful | Characteristic of young people, or relating to the period of life when one is young |
18 | Spring | The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear; (metaphorically) relating to the period of life when one is young |
19 | Bud | A small part of a plant, that develops into a flower or leaf |
20 | Nip’d | Nipped; having removed something by pinching or squeezing sharply |
21 | Strip’d | Stripped; having deprived someone of their possession |
22 | Blossoms | Flowers |
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