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"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

"The rains came late that year."

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

"A drought hinders the growth of plants."

"This book is my favorite. "

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

"The heavy rain impeded our progress on the hiking trail. "

"My neighbor's dog had a litter of seven gets. "

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."