The Storm at Night

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The author is Ruskin Bond. He is a famous Indian writer who writes stories about life in the hills of India, especially in Mussoorie where he lives.

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Ruskin Bond lives in Landour, Mussoorie. Mussoorie is a hill station in the Himalayas, where many of his stories are set.

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'Stood against' means remained strong and firm despite something powerful like wind or rain. Example: The old tree stood against the storm.

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A two-storeyed building has two floors—one above the other. In the story, the author lives on the upper floor and his adopted family lives downstairs.

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'Adopted family' means a family you love and live with like your own, but they are not related by blood. In the story, the author lives with four children and their parents as his adopted family.

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'Held fast' means stayed in place or was fixed firmly. In the story, the roof had held fast in other storms, meaning it didn’t break before.

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'Groaned' means made a low, painful sound like someone is hurt. The roof groaned because the wind was pushing it hard, like it was in pain.

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'Clattered' means made a loud, harsh noise when things hit each other. The metal roof clattered in the storm as the wind shook it.