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The Proposal, Class 10, Chapter 11, English, First Flight – Summary, Explanation, Word Meanings

Last Updated on April 30, 2021 By Mrs Shilpi Nagpal Leave a Comment

The Proposal, Class 10 English, First Flight

Detailed explanation of “The Proposal”, including definitions of difficult words. In addition, the explanation is followed by a lesson summary. Also, NCERT Question and Answers are also provided to help students understand this Chapter and do well in their exams.

☛ NCERT Solutions – The Proposal

Contents

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Summary
  • 3 Word Meanings

Introduction

The Proposal (originally titled A Marriage Proposal) is a one-act play, a farce by Anton Chekhov. The play highlights the tendency of wealthy families seeking ties with other wealthy families to increase their estates by encouraging marriages that make good economic sense.

Summary

The play begins in a drawing room of Chubukov ‘s house. Ivan Lomov comes to meet Chubukov. Chubukov is extremely happy to meet him. He is surprised to see Lomon wearing a formal dress and asks him if he was going somewhere. Lomov informs him that he has come to meet him because he needs his help. Chubukov thinks that Lomov must have come to borrow money from him. Finally, Lomov told that he has come to ask for Natalya’s (Chubukov’ s daughter) hand for marriage.

Chubukov gets very excited after hearing about the proposal. He hugs and kisses Lomov. He informs Lomov that he waited for this proposal since a long time. He even guarantees that Natalya would also agree to the proposal and goes to call her. Lomov starts trembling (shaking) due to over excitement. Lomov is left alone in the drawing room. He starts talking to himself. He finds Natalya to be a good housekeeper. She is well educated and not bad looking. He thinks that he needs to get married now because he is thirty-five years old. He thinks that now he needs to live a quiet and peaceful life. He also thinks that he is always restless and cannot sleep properly.

Natalya enters the drawing room and is surprised to see Lomov. She asks Lomov why he had not come there for a long time. She welcomes Lomov and starts talking about the work in the fields. Suddenly, she notices Lomov’s dress. She asks him why he was dressed in an evening (formal) dress and enquired if he was going to a ball (party). Lomov tells her the purpose of his visit. But instead of talking about the proposal, Lomov tells her about the good relations between Lomovs and Chubukovs. He also mentions about Oxen Meadows that he had inherited from his aunt.

Word Meanings

Word Meaning Word Meaning
Agitating Disturbing, exciting or angering someone Late No longer alive
Aloud Very loudly Lovesick Sick with love
Assure Convince Lunacy Madness
Ball A large formal gathering for social dancing Lunatic A crazy person
Beating Pulsation or throbbing, typically of the heart Marsh A place with loose earth and water
Behaviour The way in which one acts or conducts onself, especially towards others Meadow A place for grazing cattle
Bitten To cut into someone with teeth Misfortune Bad luck
By Jove Used to express surprise or emphasis. Mower A person who cuts grass
Carafe A glass container that has a wide mouth and is used to serve drinks Negligee Gown
Clutch To hold with the hand Overshot Having the upper jaw extending the lower.
Confounded Used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance. Palpitation Expressing surprise, anger or affirmation
Consent To give permission for something Pardon To excuse
Continual For a long time Peasant A farmer
Drunkard A person who is drunk or who often gets drunk Pedigree The history of the family members in a animal’s past especially when it is good or impressive
Embezzlement One who argues about small issues To steal the money of your employer Perpetuity The state of continuing for a long time
Evidence Proof Principle A moral rule that helps one know what is right and wrong.
Excruciating Very painful; causing great mental or physical pain Privilege A special right
Expense Expenditure Rascal A cruel or dishonest man
Fetch To go after and bring back someone Reckon Believed
Frump A colourless person Regard A feeling of respect and admiration for someone
Gambler One who gambles Restrain To stop somebody from doing something
Grab To obtain immorally Rot To decay
Grown up Adult Scarecrow A person who is very badly dressed, odd-looking or thin
Guzzle Eat or drink (something) greedily Splendid Glorious
Gypsie A homeless person Squeeze To press something firmly
Heaps (here) Much Stagger To move unsteadily from side to side
Hoarse Loud Stuffed Having things put inside something.
Hump backed Having a hump at the back     ’ Temporary For some time
Implore To make a very serious or emotional request to someone Thoroughbred Of pure and unmixed breed
Impudence Quality of not showing respect for others Threshing Process of separating the grains from the plant
Impudent Failing to show proper respect and courtesy Treasure (here) Used to address a person you like
Inherited Received from somebody Tremble To shake slightly as you are afraid, nervous, excited etc.
Interrupt To ask questions or say things while another person is speaking Twisted Forced out of its natural or proper shape
Intriguer Cheater Twitch (of the heart) to beat quickly and strongly and often in a way that is not regular because of excitement, nervousness etc.
Lame Having an injured leg or foot that makes Wedged To force into a narrow space, squeeze
Yell To say something very loudly especially as you are very angry Wizen-faced Wrinkle-faced ‘
Worn-out Tired

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