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That common good will present itself to you in many forms every day.
preSENT (verb) — stress on the second syllable.
PREsent (noun) — stress on the first syllable.
pro DUCE (verb)
CON tract (noun)
pro JECT (verb)
CON tent (noun)
re FUSE (verb)
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pro DUCE — verb
CON tract — noun
pro JECT — verb
CON tent — noun
re FUSE — verb
…but it becomes a possession that can be treasured and re-read over the years, with great, abiding pleasure .
NCERT gives treasure [treh-Zhuh] and pleasure [pleh-Zhuh].
Some words ending in -sure have a “shuh” sound, as in pressure [preh-shuh].
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measure · leisure · enclosure · exposure · seizure · composure
reassure · ensure · fissure · unsure
Pausing and chunking split speech into smaller meaning-groups so that a listener can follow the idea more easily.
when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
when the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit—rest if you must,
but don’t you quit.
When things go wrong,/as they sometimes will,//
when the road you’re trudging/seems all uphill,//
when the funds are low/and the debts are high,//
and you want to smile/but you have to sigh,//
when care is pressing you down a bit/—rest if you must,/
but don’t you quit.//
Have you listened to this song in Hindi or in your language? Share with your classmates and teacher.
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Sample response: The version with / and // is easier to follow because the pauses divide the long sentences into clear meaning-groups. The last part is a sharing activity, so the response about a Hindi or regional-language version will vary.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about when he might
have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—
you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man.
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One possible chunking:
Life is queer / with its twists and turns. //
As everyone of us / sometimes learns. //
And many a fellow turns about / when he might have won / had he stuck it out. //
Don’t give up / though the pace seems slow— //
you may succeed / with another blow. //
Often the goal is nearer / than it seems / to a faint and faltering man. //
Note: More than one sensible chunking is possible if the meaning remains clear.
