Both Uses of
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Anne Of Green Gables
- A series of staccato taps on the west window brought Anne flying in from the yard, eyes shining, cheeks faintly flushed with pink, unbraided hair streaming behind her in a torrent of brightness.†
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- The next day was Sunday and as the rain poured down in torrents from dawn till dusk Anne did not stir abroad from Green Gables.†
p. 122.8torrents = overwhelming amounts
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water