8th February 2011

Rearrange the sentence according to appropriate sequence of each paragraph. Find the meaning of the words in bold.

 The torrential rains had ruined my holiday plans as floods continued to wreak havoc in several states.
It was the wettest December I had ever experienced. I had pleaded with dad to allow me to go to the east coast with my friends but he had been unyielding.

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It was the wettest December I had ever experienced. The torrential rains had ruined my holiday plans as floods continued to wreak havoc in several states. I had pleaded with dad to allow me to go to the east coast with my friends but he had been unyielding.

 The thought of having to stay indoors for the next two weeks was not only depressing but also unbearable.
Television did not excite me anymore. I decided to go into the attic to retrieve some books which I had not read for a long time.

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The thought of having to stay indoors for the next two weeks was not only depressing but also unbearable. Television did not excite me anymore. I decided to go into the attic to retrieve some books which I had not read for a long time.

 I lifted a box slowly and was pleasantly surprised to see a variety of things in it. All of them reminded me of my childhood.
Curiosity got the better of me and I walked towards it. The attic was clean. I looked around and noticed something that I had never seen before.

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The attic was clean. I looked around and noticed something that I had never seen before. Curiosity got the better of me and I walked towards it. I lifted a box slowly and was pleasantly surprised to see a variety of things in it. All of them reminded me of my childhood.

 I held the photograph tightly in my hand and dashed out of the attic, only to bump into my mother.
I saw an old black and white photograph of a young woman. I was not prepared for what I saw next. All sorts of questions and dreadful thoughts flooded my mind. I stared at it incredulously.

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I was not prepared for what I saw next. I saw an old black and white photograph of a young woman. I stared at it incredulously. All sorts of questions and dreadful thoughts flooded my mind. I held the photograph tightly in my hand and dashed out of the attic, only to bump into my mother.

 Dad looked up, and his expression of annoyance disappeared when he saw the photograph in my hand.
Mum.who is this? I asked in a quivering voice. Quietly, she held my hand and led me towards the room where dad had been working all morning. From the look on her face, I knew it was a question she did not want to answer.

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Mum.who is this? I asked in a quivering voice. From the look on her face, I knew it was a question she did not want to answer. Quietly, she held my hand and led me towards the room where dad had been working all morning. Dad looked up, and his expression of annoyance disappeared when he saw the photograph in my hand.

 Dads use of the past tense made me uncomfortable.

What I heard that day is something I will never forget for the rest of my life. Son, Lily loved you very much; just as much as Janet here loves you. said my mother. The woman in the photograph was my mother, my biological mother, Lily Lee.

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What I heard that day is something I will never forget for the rest of my life. The woman in the photograph was my mother, my biological mother, Lily Lee. Son, Lily loved you very much; just as much as Janet here loves you. said my mother. Dads use of the past tense made me uncomfortable.

 The doctors had wanted to terminate her pregnancy to save her life but she had refused, she fell into a coma.

The only option was to perform surgery, but due to her condition, this option was risky.
She had been walking towards her office when a

motorcyclist came from behind and grabbed her handbag before speeding off. My biological mother was six months pregnant when the incident happened. As a result of the sudden assault, she had suffered head injuries.

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My biological mother was six months pregnant when the incident happened. She had been walking towards her office when a motorcyclist came from behind and grabbed her handbag before speeding off. As a result of the sudden assault, she had suffered head injuries. The only option was to perform surgery, but due to her condition, this option was risky. The doctors had wanted to terminate her pregnancy to save her life but she had refused, she fell into a coma.

 Lily breathed her last the moment I was born into this world.
When the doctors deemed it safe, they performed an emergency surgery. It was as if she was not giving up on life till her baby was born. Although the doctors had given up hope, Lily continued to live, though in a comatose state.

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Although the doctors had given up hope, Lily continued to live, though in a comatose state. It was as if she was not giving up on life till her baby was born. When the doctors deemed it safe, they performed an emergency surgery. Lily breathed her last the moment I was born into this world.

 Dad sobbed softly as he finished relating the heart-wrenching story.

Was I adopted? After a while, I braved myself and stated what I thought was obvious. All sorts of emotions consumed me. I was sad, confused and angry.

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Dad sobbed softly as he finished relating the heart-wrenching story. All sorts of emotions consumed me. I was sad, confused and angry. Was I adopted? After a while, I braved myself and stated what I thought was obvious.

 Her eyes remained downcast. I looked at mum and I went down on my knees and held her hands in mine. The sense of relief that I felt at that moment was indescribable.

She made me promise her that I would marry her younger sister, Janet, so that you would not grow up motherless. my father explained to me. So, that means I am adopted! I said.
No, son. I am your father. Lily was my first wife.

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So, that means I am adopted! I said. No, son. I am your father. Lily was my first wife. She made me promise her that I would marry her younger sister, Janet, so that you would not grow up motherless. my father explained to me. The sense of relief that I felt at that moment was indescribable. I looked at mum and I went down on my knees and held her hands in mine. Her eyes remained downcast.

 Mum, I know you might not have given

birth to me but you are and will always be my mother. Then with tears in her eyes, she hugged me tightly. She looked up slowly, her eyes searching my face for sincerity.

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Mum, I know you might not have given birth to me but you are and will always be my mother. She looked up slowly, her eyes searching my face for sincerity. Then with tears in her eyes, she hugged me tightly.

Find the meaning of the words from the essay.