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They go to school, and I see them go by each day with their books and slates.

वे स्कूल जाते हैं, और मैं उन्हें हर दिन अपनी किताबों और स्लेटों के साथ जाते हुए देखता हूँ।

Miss May tells the girls and boys that they should be at the schoolhouse when the bell rings.

मिस मे लड़कियों और लड़कों को बताती हैं कि जब घंटी बजे तो उन्हें स्कूल में होना चाहिए।

So Henry walks fast, and is first at school.

इसलिए हेनरी तेज़ चलता है, और स्कूल में सबसे पहले पहुँचता है।

He is a good boy, and wants to keep the rule of the school.

वह एक अच्छा लड़का है, और स्कूल के नियमों का पालन करना चाहता है।

Ned is not a good boy.

नेड एक अच्छा लड़का नहीं है।

I do not think he likes to go to school or to church.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि उसे स्कूल या चर्च जाना पसंद है।

I saw him try to kill a quail with a stone.

मैंने उसे एक पत्थर से बटेर को मारने की कोशिश करते हुए देखा।

The quail is too quick a bird for that, and Ned did not hurt it; but I know that a good child would not try to kill a bird.

बटेर इसके लिए बहुत तेज़ पक्षी है, और नेड उसे चोट नहीं पहुँचा सका; लेकिन मैं जानता हूँ कि एक अच्छा बच्चा किसी पक्षी को मारने की कोशिश नहीं करेगा।

There is a baby at Ned's house. Her name is Kate. Ned is not a good boy, but he loves Kate, and I do not think he would hurt her.

नेड के घर में एक बच्ची है। उसका नाम केट है। नेड एक अच्छा लड़का नहीं है, लेकिन वह केट से प्यार करता है, और मुझे नहीं लगता कि वह उसे चोट पहुँचाएगा।

The tall house which you see on that high rock is a lighthouse.

वह ऊँचा घर जो आप उस ऊँची चट्टान पर देखते हैं, एक प्रकाशस्तंभ है।

At night its light is seen far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell where to go.

रात में इसकी रोशनी समुद्र में दूर तक दिखाई देती है, और जहाजों पर सवार लोग बता सकते हैं कि कहाँ जाना है।

If it were not for this, they would run on the rocks.

यदि यह न होता, तो वे चट्टानों से टकरा जाते।

How would you like to live in a lighthouse?

आप एक प्रकाशस्तंभ में रहना कैसा पसंद करेंगे?

Vocabulary

वे
ve — They; third person plural pronoun.
स्कूल
skūl — School; educational institution for children.
जाते
jāte — Go; habitual present tense plural form.
हैं
hain — Are; plural present tense of 'to be'.
और
aur — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.
मैं
main — I; first person singular pronoun.
उन्हें
unheṃ — Them; objective case of third person plural.
हर
har — Every; each one without exception.
दिन
din — Day; a 24-hour period.
अपनी
apnī — One's own; feminine reflexive possessive pronoun.
किताबों
kitāboṃ — Books; oblique plural of किताब.
स्लेटों
sleṭoṃ — Slates; oblique plural of writing slates.
के
ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation.
साथ
sāth — With; together, in the company of.
हुए
hue — While being; present participle auxiliary form.
देखता
dekhtā — See; habitual present tense masculine singular.
हूँ
hūṃ — Am; first person singular present of 'to be'.
मिस
mis — Miss; respectful title for a female teacher.
लड़कियों
laṛkiyoṃ — Girls; oblique plural of लड़की.
लड़कों
laṛkoṃ — Boys; oblique plural of लड़का.
को
ko — To; postposition marking indirect object or direction.
बताती
batātī — Tells; feminine habitual present tense form.
कि
ki — That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
जब
jab — When; conjunction indicating time condition.
घंटी
ghaṇṭī — Bell; small bell that rings as a signal.
बजे
baje — Rings; strikes or sounds at a given time.
तो
to — Then; conjunction in conditional then-clause.
में
meṃ — In; postposition indicating location inside something.
होना
honā — To be; infinitive form of the verb 'be'.
चाहिए
cāhie — Should; expresses obligation or necessity.
इसलिए
islie — Therefore; for this reason, consequently.
तेज़
tez — Fast; quick, swift in movement.
चलता
caltā — Walks; moves on foot, habitual present masculine.
है
hai — Is; third person singular present of 'to be'.
सबसे
sabse — Most; superlative marker meaning 'of all'.
पहले
pahle — First; before others, earliest in order.
पहुँचता
pahuṃctā — Arrives; reaches a destination habitually.
वह
vah — He/She/That; third person singular pronoun.
एक
ek — One; the number one, also indefinite article.
अच्छा
acchā — Good; of pleasing or positive quality.
लड़का
laṛkā — Boy; a male child or young person.
नियमों
niyamoṃ — Rules; oblique plural of नियम, regulations.
का
kā — Of; masculine possessive postposition.
पालन
pālan — Following; adherence to rules or guidelines.
करना
karnā — To do; infinitive form of the verb 'do'.
चाहता
cāhtā — Wants; desires something, masculine singular form.
नहीं
nahīṃ — No/Not; negation word in Hindi.
मुझे
mujhe — To me; dative form of first person pronoun.
लगता
lagtā — Seems; appears, feels likely to someone.
उसे
use — Him/Her; dative/accusative third person singular.
या
yā — Or; conjunction offering an alternative choice.
चर्च
carc — Church; Christian place of worship.
जाना
jānā — To go; infinitive of the verb 'go'.
पसंद
pasand — Like; preference, something that pleases one.
मैंने
maiṃne — I (ergative); first person singular past agent.
पत्थर
patthar — Stone; a hard rock or pebble.
से
se — With/From; postposition indicating instrument or origin.
बटेर
baṭer — Quail; a small ground-dwelling game bird.
मारने
mārane — To kill/hit; oblique infinitive of hitting.
की
kī — Of; feminine possessive postposition.
कोशिश
kośiś — Attempt; effort made to achieve something.
करते
karte — Do; habitual present tense masculine plural form.
देखा
dekhā — Saw; simple past tense of 'to see'.
इसके
iske — Of this; genitive form of proximate pronoun.
लिए
lie — For; postposition meaning 'for the sake of'.
बहुत
bahut — Very/Many; intensifier indicating large degree.
पक्षी
pakṣī — Bird; a feathered winged creature.
चोट
coṭ — Injury; physical harm or wound inflicted.
पहुँचा
pahuṃcā — Reached/Caused; past tense of arriving or inflicting.
सका
sakā — Could; past tense of the ability auxiliary.
लेकिन
lekin — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
जानता
jāntā — Knows; is aware of, masculine habitual present.
बच्चा
baccā — Child; a young boy or infant.
किसी
kisī — Someone/Any; indefinite oblique pronoun.
करेगा
karegā — Will do; masculine singular simple future tense.
घर
ghar — Home; one's residence or dwelling place.
बच्ची
baccī — Girl child; a young female child.
उसका
uskā — His/Her; masculine possessive of third person singular.
नाम
nām — Name; the word used to identify a person.
प्यार
pyār — Love; deep affection or care for someone.
करता
kartā — Does; masculine singular habitual present tense.
पहुँचाएगा
pahuṃcāegā — Will deliver/cause; future tense of causing to reach.
ऊँचा
ūṃcā — High/Tall; elevated in position or stature.
जो
jo — Which/Who; relative pronoun introducing a clause.
आप
āp — You; formal second person singular pronoun.
उस
us — That; oblique form of third person distal pronoun.
ऊँची
ūṃcī — High; feminine form of tall or elevated.
चट्टान
caṭṭān — Rock/Cliff; large solid mass of stone.
पर
par — On; postposition indicating position atop something.
देखते
dekhte — See; habitual present tense masculine plural form.
प्रकाशस्तंभ
prakāśastambh — Lighthouse; tall tower emitting guiding light.
रात
rāt — Night; the dark period after sunset.
इसकी
iskī — Its; feminine genitive of proximate pronoun.
रोशनी
rośanī — Light; brightness or illumination from a source.
समुद्र
samudra — Sea/Ocean; large expanse of salt water.
दूर
dūr — Far; at a great distance away.
तक
tak — Until/Up to; postposition indicating extent or limit.
दिखाई
dikhāī — Visible; can be seen, appears to sight.
देती
detī — Gives; feminine habitual present tense form.
जहाजों
jahāzoṃ — Ships; oblique plural of जहाज, vessel.
सवार
savār — Aboard; riding on or travelling in a vehicle.
लोग
log — People; persons, human beings in general.
बता
batā — Tell; imperative or stem of 'to inform'.
सकते
sakte — Can; masculine plural form of ability auxiliary.
कहाँ
kahāṃ — Where; interrogative word asking about location.
यदि
yadi — If; formal conjunction for conditional sentences.
यह
yah — This/It; proximate third person singular pronoun.
na — Not; negative particle used in conditionals.
होता
hotā — Would be; counterfactual or habitual past form.
चट्टानों
caṭṭānoṃ — Rocks; oblique plural of चट्टान, cliffs.
टकरा
ṭakarā — Collide; crash or strike against something.
रहना
rahnā — To stay/remain; infinitive of residing or continuing.
कैसा
kaisā — How/What kind; interrogative of manner or quality.
करेंगे
kareṃge — Will do; masculine plural simple future tense.
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