Question

‘The black water took in and quenched all that blazing top hamper, and still the
awful hissing was audible, ... ‘
a) What is the author talking about in these lines?
b) Why is the water referred to as black?
c) What happens just after this?
d) What is ‘awful’ in this sentence, Adjective or Adverb?
e) Which word in this line means, ‘to satisfy one’s thirst by drinking or extinguish a fire’.
f) Write the meaning of the words, ‘audible’ and ‘blazing’.

Answer 1

• The author is talking about Snake .
• The water referred to as black to death .
• After this it was quenched .
• Adverb .
• Water .

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