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Onula pointed out that the
mouth of the pot was wrong
and told Sentila to watch her mother closely next time.
Onula ne bataaya ki pot ka mouth galat tha aur kaha agli baar maa ko dhyaan se dekho.
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Sentila watched how Arenla held her left hand and the spatula, and how she
slackened
the rhythm at the mouth.
slackened
= relaxed, made slower
Sentila ne dekha Arenla mouth banate waqt rhythm dheema kar deti thi.
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A
strip of elongated dough
was added to the mouth to make the rim.
Mouth par ek lambi clay ki patti laga kar rim banaya jaata tha.
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On a sunny day, Arenla said they should make many pots before the sunshine ran out, then left Sentila
alone
, complaining of a headache and backache.
Ek dhoop waale din Arenla ne bahut saare pots banane ko kaha, fir sar aur kamar dard ka bahaana karke Sentila ko akela chhod diya.
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Meaning: relaxed or made slower.
Why: The text says she " slackened the rhythm when fashioning the mouth," meaning she slowed down for the delicate part.
We do not use "quickened" because shaping the mouth needed a slower, careful rhythm, not a faster one.
Sahi shabd "slackened" hai, matlab dheema kar diya. Mouth ek nazuk hissa hai, isliye Arenla rhythm slow karti thi, fast nahi.
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- Onula points Sentila to the exact step she keeps getting wrong and tells her to observe it closely.
- This shows that watching an expert carefully is the way to master a hands-on craft.
Onula ne kaha maa ko dhyaan se dekho. Iska matlab craft seekhne ke liye expert ko gaur se observe karna zaroori hai.
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Mouth par ek lambi clay ki patti laga kar rim banaya jaata tha.
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Ab tak Sentila mouth par hi fail hoti thi. Maa ko dhyaan se dekhkar usne wahi technique seekh li jo missing thi, aur yahi uske breakthrough ka base bana.
