Mr Young's Car — Flashcards

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The author is Nabaneeta Dev Sen, an Indian writer and scholar who wrote in Bengali. She was known for her poetry, novels, short stories, and essays. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padm…

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A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down. In the story, Mr Young's car is a small convertible, which makes it special and exciting for the family.

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The car rusted and eroded because no one in the speaker's family knew how to drive it, so it was left unused outside for a long time, exposed to weather and dust.

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The father moved the car to protect it from further damage. Since it was rusting and eroding outside, he got Grandpa's permission to store it in a covered shed at the repair shop.

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The speaker's maternal uncle (mother's brother) was excited because he was crazy about cars. When he visited from Delhi, he immediately wanted to see Mr Young's car and later repaired it to take every…

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'Tinkered' means to make small adjustments or repairs, often by experimenting. In the story, Uncle and the repairmen tinkered with the car to get it running, even though it had no brakes.

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'Raring to' means eager and enthusiastic. The children were excited because it was their first time riding in a real car, especially one that belonged to their family as a gift from Mr Young.

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The car didn't stop even though Dad and Grandpa shouted to turn back. The uncle had not fixed the brakes and was planning to stop by gently hitting a wall, but the car crashed through the wall and int…