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might have been hallucinating. He was a good pilot, and it

might have been his own self that came to his help.

Working with Language:

Try to guess the meanings of the word „black‟ in the sentences

given below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out
whether you have guessed right.

1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely

black __________.
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the

road when the traffic light was green. __________

3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the
blackest crimes against humanity. __________

4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter‟s black
comedy. __________

5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create
false scarcity and then sell these in black. __________

6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue.

__________
Answers:

1. The meaning of „black‟ in this sentence is that the face and

hands are dark with dust and heat.
2. Here, „black‟ refers to an angry look.

3. Here, „blackest‟ refers to the darkest and cruelest crime
against humanity.

4. Here, „black‟ refers to dark and gloomy comedy.
5. The meaning of „black‟ in this sentence is that

the shopkeepers sell the described goods „at a higher price‟.