2.2 Onula’s Help at the Dormitory

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• When Sentila matured, she was sent to a girls’ dormitory run by a kind widow the girls called Onula (Aunty). dormitories = large rooms containing many beds, as in a hostel

  Bade hone par Sentila ek dormitory mein gayi, jise Onula naam ki ek kind widow chalaati thi.

• Onula had heard of the trouble in Sentila’s family and resolved to help her. resolved = (here) determined

  Onula ko Sentila ke ghar ki problem pata thi, usne madad karne ki thaan li.

• She noticed Sentila was too tense , so the clay would not take shape.

  Onula ne dekha Sentila bahut tense thi, isliye clay shape nahi le rahi thi.

• When Sentila wearily dropped the misshapen lump, Onula gently promised to teach her. wearily = tiredly

  Jab Sentila thak kar lump gira deti hai, Onula pyaar se sikhaane ka vaada karti hai.

• Onula made a beautiful pot, and this time Sentila made one too, with new confidence , though the mouth was still wrong.

  Onula ne pot banaya, fir Sentila ne bhi confidence ke saath banaya, par mouth abhi galat tha.

This passage is Extract 2 in Critical Reflection. 5 questions are based on it. See Critical Reflection — Extract 2 questions