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what does phrase the thought was almost revolting means?

The thought of the author's old grandmother being young and pretty, in early years of her life, raised a conflict in the mind of the author.

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it means that the thought of imagining grandmom as pretty was impossible to believe

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The thought dat she was once young and pretty was not easy to believe for the author........bcoz he had seen her remain unchanged in her appearance for the past 20 yrz....

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it means that tender mind of khushwant singh was not able to accept that his grandmother was once young and pretty. He was accustomed to see her old and wrinkled. To believe that she was once young and pretty would shatter the image he had made of his grandmother.
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the phrase means that the author could not believe that the grand mother was pretty before.
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the author couldn't believe that the his grandmother was once young and pretty 
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the thought that the authors grandmother was once young and pretty raises a doubt in the mind of the author.he finds it hard to beleive.
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This means that it was difficult for the author ( khushwant Singh ) to believe that at once his grandmother was Young and pretty because he was observing his old grandmother having wrinkled face for since 20 years .
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This means that it was difficult for the author ( Khushwant Singh) to believe that once his grandmother was Young and pretty because he was observing his old grandmother having wrinkled face since twenty years .
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The turning point in the narrator's and his grandmother's friendship came when the author was summoned to the city by his parents. In the village, he and his grandmother had been going together to the school . His grandmother was also able to help him with his studies. However, things were different in the city . The narrator went to school in a motor bus . Also , his grandmother couldn't help him with his study of western sciences. As there were no stray dogs, Grandmother took to feeding sparrows. She continued to wake him up for school. However , the only link of friendship between them was their shared room .
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Prachi
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The author's grandmother is never pretty but she always look beautiful. She love the animals, and they go in the temple for prayer. She is help the authors to go to school. The small stretched between the authors and the grandmother when they shiftinvillage to city.
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Describe the background in which The last lesson has been set
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The narrator introduces her grandmother as not being pretty, he says that she was fat,slightly bent with numerous wrinkles running across a face. Thus she was clearly not very pretty,however narrator describes her as being beautiful. Beauty has a much deeper aspect. It does not refer to superficial good looks but the inner beauty that a person possesses, the purity of one's soul,the kindness and good nature that one has. The grandmother had all this qualities she was calm,peaceful and serene,like a winter landscape that is rugged yet serene and pure. So the narrator describes his grandmother as being beautiful but not pretty..
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What proof do you find of the friendship between grandmother and grandson in the portrait of a lady
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Give a short description of the grandmother feeding the village dogs?
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They used their own religious language which are common language in those days.
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there are two meanings for the expression: FIRSTLY.the traditional meaning that the drum was in a poor condition and will soon be of no use was about to become waste. SECONDLY.the sybollically it meant the sagging skin of the grand mother , her wrinkled and drooping skin and her ill health that is her stes towards death
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It means when applying person is not having any serious purpose and express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.
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The word pretty stands for exterior beauty of grandmother . Author'so grandmother was not pulchritudinous from face . She had wrinkled and pale face . The word beautiful stands for interior bearly. She had a splendiferus heart . She was kind hearted which is evident from her habit of feeding the sparrows and street dogs. Hope it helps.. God bless you.. all the best..
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Frivolous rebukes means non serious or affectionate scolding or criticism
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Author think that grandmother was not beautiful because he had always seen his grandmother very old.
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This expression means that it was very hard for the author to believe that once his grandmother was young, pretty and beautiful. she had been same for the last 20 years the author had seen her. So he assumed she had been same in her life.
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The actual meaning of phrase is that the thing which we think that this thing should be like this but it seems that actually it is the opposite.... LIKE in this chapter author Khushwant singh has seen her grandmother as old and wrinkled so he thought that his grandmother was like this only But when he headed from others that she was pretty when she was young so to express the feeling author used the phrase THE THOUGHT WAS ALMOST REVOLTING
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It means that it is very hard for the narrator to believe that once his grandmonther was young, pretty and beautiful.
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This expression 'the thought was almost revolting' is from 'The Portrait of A Lady' by Khushwant Singh. This expression means it was very hard for the author to believe that once his grandmother was young, pretty, and beautiful. She had been the same for the last twenty years the author had seen her.
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It was unimaginable
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It means it was very hard to believe that his grandma was young and pretty
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Idea was disgusting
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Hlo ji aap kkaise h
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This expression ?the thought was almost revolting? is from ?The Portrait of A Lady? by Khushwant Singh. This expression means it was very hard for the author to believe that once his grandmother was young, pretty, and beautiful. She had been the same for the last twenty years the author had seen her. So he assumed she had been the same all her life.
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Brook
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Vaishavisingh

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English ke first chapter ke question answer
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Hard to believe
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It simply means he was disgusting by the mere thought of it.
he could never imagine his grandma who he had always seen as old and wrinkly to be pretty and young.
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Frivolous rebukes" is an expression used in the textThe Portrait of a Lady. According to the context, the expression means that "the author's grandmother criticized or checked on the sparrows, in vain. Her sharp reprimands were of little importance to the sparrows, as the latter couldn't understand human language.
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Hatered and disgusting
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The thought that the author's grandmother was once young and pretty raises a doubt in the mind of the author. He finds it too hard to believe as he had always seen her as an old lady.
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The thought was almost revolting meant that it was very difficult for the author to believe that his grandma was once very young and pretty and had a husband too because he had always seen his grandma old and wrinkled only.
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The thought was almost revolting. What does the word 'revolting' means here? * 1 point Planning Disagreeing Inspiring Appealing
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Hard to believe that author's grandmother war young and pretty at few years ago
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adasdas
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asdasaca
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adwdad
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Hard to believe
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