UNIT VIII: READING


 Vocabulary:

Beautiful henna patterns



Henna

Bride

Bridegroom (groom)

Wedding

Caftan

 Dye

Golden

Kohl


 Milk and dates


Ring

Bowl of milk


Raw eggs



Snowbound village




Sugar loaf

Perfume

Tray







 snowbound:  /ˈsnəʊ.baʊnd/ (of vehicles or people) unable to travel because of heavy snow, or (of roads) not able to be travelled on or reached because of heavy snow.

 Examples:

Hundreds of vehicles have become snowbound.
 Because the villages are snowbound for most of the year, the festival offers an occasion for trading, amusement and matrimony.

 matrimony:  /ˈmæt.rɪ.mə.nɪthe state of being married. (Adjective: matrimonial /ˌmæ·trəˈmoʊ·nɪ·əl/)

 dye:  /dɑɪ / a substance used to change the colour of something. (verb: to dye; present participle dyeing | past tense and past participle dyed)

 Examples:

She dipped the material into the dye.
There are dozens of different dyes to choose from.

 ward /wɔːd/ somebody/something off:   to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming or coming close to you.

 Examples:

In the winter I take vitamin C to ward off colds.
She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.

 run /rʌn/ away: to leave a place or person secretly and suddenly.

 Examples:

He ran away from home when he was only twelve.
He ran away from his prison.

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