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A short Monsoon Diary, Class 8 English, Chapter 8 Notes

Last Updated on March 8, 2023 By Mrs Shilpi Nagpal

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  • 1 Class 8 English Chapter 8 A short Monsoon Diary Notes
  • 2 Summary
  • 3 Word Meanings

Class 8 English Chapter 8 A short Monsoon Diary Notes

Text Book NCERT
Class Class 8
Subject English
Book Name Honeydew
Chapter Name A short Monsoon Diary
Category Class 8 English

Summary

These are a few extracts from Ruskin Bond’s diary. They show the silent miracles of nature and life’s little joys and regrets. They are about author’s experiences during the monsoon months in Mussoorie. Monsoon starts in the last week of June and continues till the end of August.


June 24

It is the first day of monsoon mist. The mist has concealed the hills. It has also silenced the birds. The author hears Bijju calling to his sister. He can feel that Bijju is running. However the mist doesn’t let him see Biju. The mist appears to change the hills in two ways. It conceals the hills from view. It also makes them silent. It is so because the birds fall silent in the mist.


June 25

The rain is warm and humid. So it is not as uncomfortable as the rain in winter. The flowers are coming up. The author describes the hill station and valley in one sentence, It is : ‘A paradise that might have been.’


June 27

The monsoon had brought leeches. A leopard has also been seen. It has been stealing dogs and other animals. Some seasonal flowers also appear. More importantly new birds appear. Among them are minivets. These are  brightly coloured (birds). They sit silently among the leaves.


August 2

It has rained all night. The sound of the rainfall on the tin roof pleases the author. One is untouched and yet in touch with the rain.


August 3

The rain stops. There is sunshine. People, animals and birds are out in the open once again. The song of a whistling thrush coming from a distance pleases the author.


August 12

It has been raining non-stop for more than a week. Everything is damp. One can go out only with an umbrella. But it is not cold. The hills are covered with flowers.


August 31

Monsoon growth is visible everywhere. The seeds of the cobra lily are turning red. This is an indication that the rains are coming to an end. All holes are full of rainwater. So snakes and rodents have taken shelter in roofs, attics and godowns.


October 3

This year monsoon rain continued much longer than usual. Now there is winter rain, A hailstorm has cleared the sky.


January 26

The author wrote a poem about winter rain. The winter rain makes the author more lonely. A friend who had been staying with him has left. Unlike the monsoon rain, there are no flowers in the winter rain.


March 23

It is the end of winter. After a hailstorm, there is a rainbow in the clear sky.

Word Meanings

Word Meaning
mist fog
fall silent stop chattering
melancholy very sad
conceal hide
ringing re-echoing
deathly still silent like a dead body
genuine real
humid damp
stuff materials
rears raises
affords gives
privacy aloofness
heralded announced
arrival coming
lifted pick up
fled ran away
screaming shouting
imprecations curses
bloodletting losing blood
scarlet blood red
minivets a bird
flitting flying swiftly
brilliant shining
contrive manage
unnoticed unmarked
unnecessarily uselessly
aggressive ready to quarrel
chasing running after
tree creeper an insectivorous bird
rapidly fast
snapping grabbing
dearth want
drumming beating as on a drum
corrugated grooved
steady slow but constant
swish hissing sound
springing creating
unaccountable for which no reason can be given
tinkle the ringing sound
caws gives out the crowing voice
disconsolately unhappily
drips falls
whistling thrush a singing bird
emerges is heard
ravine valley
damp not dry
soggy sodden
pace walk
bobbing moving up and down
lush green
balsam , dahlias , begonias flower
signifying indicating
upright standing erect
display show
slopes inclined planes
rocky stony
crevices narrow opening
taken hold rooted
attics lofts
shrew a  bird
blunders commit a big mistake
admonishes rebukes
suffused filled
hushed complete
surrounded encircled
drift fall
drenched wet
caress touching loving
menace threaten
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