The Count’s Revenge

Nobleman  A man who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy ‫شریف ۔ عالی‬
 Aristocracy: upper class, gentry, elite ‫خاندان – عالی‬
‫نسب‬
Count  a European man of the same social rank as an English earl ‫تیسرے درجہ کا‬
‫امیر‬
Valet  the personal male servant of a rich man ‫خدمتگار‬
Steward  a person whose job it is to organize a particular event, or to ‫منتظم‬
provide services to particular people, or to take care of a
particular place
Distraction  the state of being very bored or annoyed ‫پریشانی ۔‬
‫اضطراب‬
Disgrace  Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable ‫بےعزتی ۔ ذلت‬
action
Come to this  A set phrase used when something has reached a certain
point
Proceedings  ‫کارروائی ۔ روداد‬
Just so  perfectly tidy and well arranged
 He's a perfectionist - everything has to be just so
Boldness ‫دلیری ۔ ہمت‬
Spirit ‫بلند حوصلہ‬
Give up  surrender ‫ہارمان لینا ۔‬
‫چھوڑدینا‬
Betray  to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing ‫غداری کرنا ۔‬
something harmful such as helping their enemies ‫دھوکہ دینا ۔‬
‫بےوفائی کرنا‬
Guilt  the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence ‫جرم ۔ گناہ‬
or crime
Traitor  a person who betrays someone or something ‫غدار‬
Shriek  scream, cry, shout ‫چیخنا ۔ چالنا‬
drag (one's)  To disparage someone publicly, especially to the detriment
name (loss) of his or her reputation
through the
mire
Mischief ‫شرارت ۔ فساد‬
villain  a character whose evil actions or motives are important to
the plot
Summon  to order someone to come to or be present at a particular
place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people
Beware  be cautious and alert to risks or dangers ‫خبردار رہنا‬
Persecutor  someone who treats a particular group of people cruelly ‫ایذارساں ۔ ظالم‬
Flustered  nervous and confused ‫پریشان ۔ گھبراہٹ‬
‫۔ الجھن‬
Grateful  ‫شکرگزار ۔‬
Gratitude ‫شکریہ‬
Humble  ‫عاجزانہ‬
Brow  Forehead
 Your grieved expression
Cloud on your
brow
Broke off  Suddenly ended
Ringing with  Talking about it
it
Abject  ‫عاجز ۔ کم تر‬
Notes
 The one-act play is closely comparable with the short story in fiction.
 The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and
Baron.

Fiction  literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that ‫افسانہ‬

describes imaginary events and people ‫بناوٹی بات‬
 something that is invented or untrue
Hereditary  Based on inheritance ‫موروثی ۔ باپ‬
‫دادا کی‬
Monarch  A monarch is a sovereign head of state in a monarchy. ‫بادشاہ ۔ سلطان ۔‬
 A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power in ‫شاہ‬
the state.
Duke  A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ‫نواب ۔‬
ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, ‫جاگیردار‬
historically of highest rank below the monarch.
 A duchy is a country, territory, or domain ruled by a
duke or duchess.
Marquis / ‫باوقار خَطاب جو ڈیوک سے چھوٹا اور انگریز اُمرا‬
َ ‫مارکوئیس ۔ َبرطانیہ میں ایک‬
marquess َ ‫کے پانچ‬
‫طبقات میں دُوسرے دَر َجہ پَر ہوتا ہے‬
Count / Earl A British man of high social rank, between a marquis and a ‫تیسرے درجہ‬
viscount. ‫کا امیر‬