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monsoon
in
The God of Small Things
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But by early June the southwest monsoon breaks and there are three months of wind and water with short spells of sharp, glittering sunshine that thrilled children snatch to play with.†
Chpt 1

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
She had forgotten just how damp the monsoon air in Ayemenem could be.
Chpt 1 *

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia
Once a month (except during the monsoons), a parcel would arrive for Chacko by VPP.†
Chpt 2
Kerala was reeling in the aftermath of famine and a failed monsoon.†
Chpt 2

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
He said it was a Lucky Leaf, that made the Monsoons come on time.†
Chpt 2
Like pickle in the monsoon.†
Chpt 6

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
On his back, his lucky leaf from the birthmark tree (that made the monsoons come on time).†
Chpt 8
Dark palm leaves were splayed like drooping combs against the monsoon sky.†
Chpt 9

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
And he had blood-red nails and a brown leaf on his back that made the monsoons come on time.†
Chpt 9
The floor under her shoes was slick with monsoon scum.†
Chpt 9

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
That made the monsoons come on time.†
Chpt 16
With every monsoon, the old car settled more firmly into the ground.†
Chpt 17

monsoon = rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest
That made the monsoons come on time.†
Chpt 18

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Definitions:

(1) (monsoon)
rainy season in southern Asia when wind blows from the southwest; or the winds that bring the rainy season

or (less commonly):

any heavy rain
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

monsoon in The God of Small Things (Auto-generated)

monsoon
in
The God of Small Things
(Auto-generated)