Class 7 English: A Crow in the House Vocabulary & Meanings (MH Board)

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Are you studying the chapter "A Crow in the House" from your Class 7 English Balbharati textbook? Understanding the vocabulary is the key to scoring full marks in your Maharashtra Board exams!

In this guide, I have compiled all the difficult words, phrases, and idioms from the chapter with their simple meanings. You will also find important antonyms, noun forms, and examples of how to use these phrases in your own sentences.

Bookmark this page so you can revise it before your exams!

Difficult words


(1) fluttering (v)-fly unsteadily

(2) tonga (n)-a light horse-drawn-two-wheeled vehicle used in old India

(3) fed (v)-past tense of feed (gave food to)

(4) prizing (v)-use force to open something
( Note- 1st verb is to prise)

 (5) recovery (n)- a return to a normal state

(6) administration (n)- management

(7) grubs (n)- the larva of an insect, especially a beetle

(8) fidgeting (v)- to make small nervous movements

(9) rip(v)- tear angrily (बुरी तरह से फाड़ देना।)

(10) shreds (n)- small thin pieces

(11) tug (v)- to pull something hard and quickly

 (12) ruin(n)- destruction

(13) grumble (v)- complain about something in a bad tempered way

(14) fierce (adj)- violent and aggressive

(15) inclination (n)- desire

(16)contemptuous (adj)- showing disregard, scornful

(17) squabble (v)- to quarrel or argue in a noisy way about very important things

(18) snobbish (adj)- to consider oneself to

be superior to others

(19) perching (v)- sitting on (a branch of a tree)here, on shoulder

(20) peck (v)- to eat or bite something with a beak

(21) thrusting(v)- pushing violently(अचानक झटके से धक्का देना)

(22)alighted(v)- came down

(23) gleaming (adj) - shining brightly

(24) engaging (adj) - charming and attractive 

(25) spied (v)- observed carefully and made out something

(26) disaster (n)- tragedy

(27) mend (v)- repair

(28) flung (v)- threw

(29) anti-social (adj)- contrary to the laws and customs of society
or
Habits that are harmful to the well-being of others

(30) grave (n)- burying place

(31) Carrion crows (n)- crows feeding on dead or decaying flesh (and other garbage)

Phrases and Idioms:


(1) took to visiting - visited regularly as a matter of habit

(2) to bring it around - to restore it to
consciousness 

(3) to make oneself at home - to make oneself comfortable

(4) to tug at something - to pull something hard

(5) to get rid of - to be free of

(6) to find one's way - to look for and find where one needs to go

(7) plum wine - dark reddish-purple wine with having sweet and sour taste of plum having only 12% alcohol content

(8) on the road to recovery - was becoming healthy again

(9) swear and scold - to criticize or abuse severely or angrily
 

Some vocabulary-based questions



Find the antonyms for the following from the story.

  1. Pulling x pushing
  2. Roughly x gently
  3. Regular/frequent x occasional
  4. Motionless x restless
  5. Captivity x freedom
  6. Dull x gleaming
  7. Female x male
  8. Irritation x peace
  9. Pleased/happy x angry
  10. Mild x fierce
  11. Respectful x contemptuous
  12. Humble/modest x snobbish
  13. Agree x squabble
  14. Accept x refuse
  15. Deep x shallow
  16. Co-operated x objected

Write the noun forms of the following words :


  1. Young - youth
  2. Remove - removal
  3. Allow - allowance
  4. Object - objection
  5. Investigate - investigation
  6. Angry - anger
  7. Contemptuous - contempt
  8. Throat - throat
  9. Recognise - recognition
  10. Flatter - flattery
  11. Engage - engagement
  12. Restrict - restriction
  13. Represent - representation
  14. Fascinate - fascination
  15. Occasional - occasion

 Use the following phrases in your own sentences.

  • To bring it round - we took the dying puppy to the hospital and brought it round.
  • Make oneself at home -  Do come to our homeland and make yourself at home.
  • Get rid of - It is very difficult to get rid of any bad habits
  • On the road to recovery - My grandfather was seriously ill. But since he was admitted to hospital, he is on the road to recovery.
  • Swear and scold - Even if you are very angry or irritated, it is not good to swear and scold.

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