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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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A wind
There was a wind blowing up, which raked his face with grit . Jabir walked faster. He wanted to get to Baghdad by sundown and hopefully find Prison, and a Prayers he ...
i read the above in The golden horsemen of Baghdad. I don't understand the use of indefinite article before the noun wind in "there was a wind blowing up...".
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Wind is used as a countable noun in your example. Singular countable nouns usually take an article. There was a strong wind in the street.
- Wind is used as a countable noun in your example.
- Singular countable nouns usually take an article.
- There was a strong wind in the street.
- There was a strong boy in the street.
- CB
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Wind is used as a countable noun in your example. Singular countable nouns usually take an article.
There was a strong wind in the street.
There was a strong boy in the street.
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