V. Make up a list of words which could be applied to the description of the military operation. Account for their usage.

VI. Explain what is meant by:

1. A special treat; 2. wholesome bread-and-milk; 3. on the seemingly frivolous ground; 4. He felt entitled to know something about it. 5. The sin of taking the frog from the garden … was enlarged on a great length. 6. … the delights that he had justly forfeited by his disgraceful conduct. 7. … to improvise something of a festival nature from which the offender would be rigorously debarred. 8. a circus of unrivalled merit and uncountable elephants; 9. A few decent tears were looked for on the part of Nicholas. 10. Nicholas did not admit the flawlessness of the reasoning. 11. trivial gardening operations; 12. Nicholas made one or two sorties into the front garden, wriggling his way with obvious stealth of purpose. 13. a self-imposed sentry-duty; 14. a plan of action which had long germinated in his brain; 15. It was the instrument which kept the mysteries of the lumber-room secure from unauthorized intrusion. 16. An unknown land, compared with which the gooseberry garden was a stale delight, a mere material pleasure.

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