Wednesday 23 July 2014

The Model Millionaire continued

  1. What  did Hughie whisper as he shook hands with his friend? ""What an amazing model?"
  2. What reply did Trevor give?" Such beggars as he are not to be met with everyday."
  3. What did Hughie remark about the beggar?
  4. "Poor old chap, How miserable he looks! His face is  the fortune for   you painters."
  5. How much did Trevor pay for any model?
  6. A shilling an hour."
  7. How much did Trevor get for  the painting?
  8. He gets two thousand pounds.
  9. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971.
  10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling
  11. How  many shillings make one Pound? Twenty.
  12. Why is the model's face  his fortune? He pays  a shilling an hour for the model and he gets  two thousand pounds for a picture.
  13. In India , the painters pay for the models in the cities nearly Rs. 500 for a model and in towns Rs.250 and in villages Rs. 100
  14. Who came to the studio? The frame maker.
  15. Why did Trevor take leave of Hughie? to meet and have a talk with the frame maker.
  16. What did the model do in his absence? sat on a bench and rested.
  17. Why did Hughie pity him? he thought he was forsaken and lonely( forlorn)
  18. What did he find? a sovereign( 20 shillings) and come coppers.
  19. What did Hughie slip into the beggar's hand? a sovereign.
  20. What did the old man say?" Thank you, sir".
  21. What did Trevor say about the beggar model when he visited him the next day?
  22. The old beggar that he called the model was one of the richest men in Europe and that the richest man was his friend too.
  23. Why did Trevor gave  a roar of laughter? Because Hughie gave him a sovereign thinking him as a real beggar.
  24. Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the  Baron?
  25. Because he mistook him as a real beggar and gave him a sovereign.
  26. What did the rich beggar tell Trevor? That he will invest the sovereign for Hughie and pay him interest every six months and also Trevor would tell him a story after dinner.
  27. What are/ were coppers? coins of lower denomination.
  28. Who brought a card to Hughie? his servant
  29. Who sent the card? Baron Hausberg.
  30. What did Hughie tell the messenger?  to offer the Baron his apologies.
  31. What did the Baron order his servant? (Commissioned)
  32. What did the messenger give Hughie? A sealed envelope.
  33. What was written on the envelope?  A wedding present to Hughie Erskine and Hughie and Laura.
  34. What was inside the envelope?A cheque for ten thousand pounds.
  35. What did Alan say about the Millionaire models?
  36. Millionaire models  are rare enough , Model millionaires are rarer still.
  37. Acting and working as a millionaire model is the person dressing  like a rich man and posing as a model.
  38. Model millionaires  are the richest person acting like a poor man or beggar.
  39. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/popular
  40. popular-well-known Amazing-surprising battered-beaten out of shape  ,extended-offering an invitation patched-sewn up  these are nearest meanings.
  41. Learn more of these words and improve your vocabulary.
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  43. http://www.thefreedictionary.com
  44. Antonyms. ability X inability,Eagerly X Indifferently
  45. Piteous X joyous    private X public   rare   X common
  46. He has the ability to run fast.
  47. His inability is he cannot climb the tree.
  48. Everyone eagerly awaits Rajnikant's picture.
  49. They watched the  boring  movie indifferently.
  50. Hughie watched the beggar piteously.
  51. Hughie joyously saw  the cheque for 10000 pounds cheque.
  52. Speaking with his wife is his private affair.
  53. Speaking in the public is his profession.
  54. Diamonds are rare to get so they are costly.
  55. Imitation jewels are very common these days.
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  57. To make the matters worse, the teacher slapped the boy on his cheeks.
  58. He used to tell lies.
  59. You can take up the studies from now on.
  60. On account of Rain, he was late for his examination.
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  62. The hare's hair is white in colour. hair /hare
  63. Do you know how to say no? know/no
  64. You cannot hear the bell from here. hear/here
  65. Our day on earth is measured by the hour. our/hour
  66. He wants to buy the car by selling his cycle. buy/by
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  68. Sentences
  69.  Affirmative: The river flows into the sea.
  70. Negative:I do not like to do my homework .
  71. Interrogative: Do you like ice-cream?
  72. Exclamatory: What a nice present! 
  73. Imperative: Sit here quietly.Do not make noise. Be silent.
  74. Command/imperative: Finish this work now.
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