Mystery of the missing cap

Word meanings 

recounting: narrating (ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରି )
episode: event (ଘଟଣା)
raise a laugh: ହସ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିଲା
on the contrary : ଅପରପକ୍ଷେ
sympathy: ସହାନୁଭୂତି
well-to-do: rich (ସ୍ଵଚ୍ଛଳ)
on the eve of : ଠିକ୍ ପୂର୍ବରୁ/ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ
attraction: ଆକର୍ଷଣ
folks: people (ଲୋକ)
nearby: ନିକଟସ୍ଥ
carried out: executed (ସମ୍ପାଦନ କରାଗଲା )
host: ଅତିଥ୍
time immemorial: ଆବହମାନ କାଳରୁ
emerging: ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ହେବା
boost: to increase (ବଦ୍ଧିତ କରିବା)
honour: respect (ସମ୍ମାନ)
nursed: nurtured (ପୋଷଣ କଲେ)
ambition: ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା/ଇଚ୍ଛା
incident: event (ଘଟଣା)
outset: beginning (ଆରମ୍ଭ)
endeavour: effort (ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା)
matured: grew (ପାକଳ ହୋଇଥିଲା|
full-fledged: ସମ୍ପୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ
portfolios: ବିଭାଗମାନ
sponsors : a person who first puts forward a proposal (ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଆଗତକାରୀ)
debut: first appearance (an ପଦାର୍ପଣ )
reception: ସ୍ୱାଗତ
huge: ପ୍ରଚୁର
ancestral: ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷ ସମ୍ପର୍କିତ
symbolism: The white-washed house stood as a symbol of new, independent India
century: a hundred years (ଶତାବ୍ଦୀ)
considerable: substantial
reputation: fame
conscientious: a person who is guided by a sense of duty
generous: a person who is ready to give freely (ଦୟାଳୁ)
exemplary : serving as a model
laced: ଖଣ୍ଡିତ
devoted: spent (ଅତିବାହିତ କରିଥିଲେ)
strange: ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ
phenomena: facts (ଘଟଣାବଳୀ)
seamstress: a woman who can sew(ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ-ଦରଜି)
wrought by: brought by (ଅଣାଯାଇଥିଲା )
poetic: କାବ୍ୟକ
refrain of the song : ଗୀତରୁ ଦୂରେଇ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ
echoes: ପ୍ରତିଧ୍ୱନି
literal: ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ
mighty: powerful (ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ )
catalogued: made a list of things (ତାଲିକା ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରାଗଲା )
blushed: ଲଜ୍ଜା ଅନୁଭବ କରିଥିଲେ
recited: ଆବୃତ୍ତି କଲେ
raga: ରାଗ
wrangled: argued (ଯୁକ୍ତି କରିଥିଲେ )
throbbing: ଛାତି ଥରିବା
stopped: arrived (ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ)
hectically: ଅବିଶ୍ୱସନୀୟ ଭାବରେ
excited: ଉତ୍ତେଜିତ ହୋଇଗଲେ
gave up: ତ୍ୟାଗ କଲେ
prior: ପୂର୍ବବର୍ତ୍ତୀ
the big day: the day the minister arrived (ମହନୀୟ ଦିବସ)
welcome arch : ସ୍ୱାଗତ ତୋରଣ
outskirts of village: ଗାଁ ଦାଣ୍ଡରେ ବାହାରେ
profusely: lavishly,sufficiently(ପ୍ରଚୁର ପରିମାଣରେ )
garlanded: ଫୁଲମାଳ ଦିଆଗଲା
destination: ଗନ୍ତବ୍ୟସ୍ଥଳ
furlong away: ଅଳ୍ପ ଦୂରରେ
destiny: ଭାଗ୍ୟ ପରୀକ୍ଷା
statement: ମନ୍ତବ୍ୟ
applauded: expressed praise by clapping(ପ୍ରଶଂସାସୂଚକତାଳି ମାରିଲେ)
elephantine: ଗୋଦରଗୋଡ଼ିଆ
plodded:walked slowly with heavy steps (ଚାଲିଲେ)
embarrassment: shy, ashamed
shrunken neck: କଣ୍ଟକିତ ଗ୍ରୀବା
Contented : pleased (ଖୁସି ହେଲା )
invalids: ଅକାର୍ୟ୍ୟ
alternatively : ବିକଳ୍ପ ଭାବରେ
gaping: ନିରେଖି ଚାହିଁବା
half-naked : ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧନଗ୍ନ
pot-bellied : ବଡ଼ ପେଟିଆ
guilty: ଦୋଷୀ
entourage: people who follow anImportant person(ପ୍ରଶଂସକ)
set apart: arranged separately(କରାଯାଇଥିଲା )
tender coconut juice : ପଇଡ଼ପାଣି
giant: ବିରାଟକାୟ
repose: rest (ବିଶ୍ରାମ)
mustering: gathering (ଏକତ୍ରିତ କରି)
self-confidence : ଆତ୍ମବିଶ୍ଵାସ
grove: ଅଙ୍କୁଶ

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