Summary: An Unexpected Meeting | Buzzword Workbook Class 7: Solutions, Notes & Worksheets PDF Download

Summary

One cold afternoon in January, the narrator set out to post a letter. It was a chilly day, and the air was still. While walking, the narrator heard the sound of a horse's hooves and noticed a big black and white dog running ahead. A rider on the horse had taken a shortcut through the narrator's usual path.

Suddenly, there was a sliding sound, and the horse, along with the rider, slipped on the thin ice. Concerned, the narrator approached the injured rider and offered help. The rider, a broad man with a stern face, revealed he had only sprained his foot. The narrator, being the governess of Thornfield Hall, insisted on helping him until he was fit to mount his horse.

As they walked towards the horse, the rider expressed surprise at the narrator being from Thornfield Hall. Eventually, with the narrator's assistance, the rider mounted his horse, and they disappeared. When the narrator returned to Thornfield, there was a warm glow and cheerful voices, signaling a change in the atmosphere.

List of Difficult Words with Meanings

• Tramp: the sound of heavy footsteps.
• Hedge: a row of bushes or small trees forming a boundary.
• Grimaced: a twisted expression on a person's face, showing pain or discomfort.
• Sprain: an injury to a joint, caused by the sudden twisting of a ligament.
• Stern: serious, strict, or harsh in manner or appearance.
• Leah: a name, possibly referring to a character in the story.
• Thornfield Hall: a location or a building in the story.
• Cheerful: happy and positive in attitude.
• Governess: a woman employed to teach and take care of children in a private household.
• Shortcut: a quicker way to reach a destination.