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gray mists?

0Gray mists were slowly moving before the first efforts of the sunrays.02br
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00I'd appreciate if you could explain to me "before", What does it look like? 02br
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00Why are the nouns in plural? "mist" and "effort" are non-countable nouns. When non-countable nouns are used in plural, I am confused. Does "mists" mean waves of mist? "efforts" mean making efforts many times? Do they have other meanings? Thank you very much.0-
  

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1i 00Before02i 00 = in front of. 02br 02br 01i 00Mist 02i 00and01i 00 effort02i 00 are two of many, many nouns that can be used as either countables or uncountables. 0-

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  • 1i 00Before02i 00 = in front of.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00Mist 02i 00and01i 00 effort02i 00 are two of many, many nouns that can be used as either countables or uncountables.
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1i00Before02i00 = in front of. The mists are obscuring the rays.02br
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01i00Mist 02i00and01i00 effort02i00 are two of many, many nouns that can be used as either countables or uncountables. Yes, I think 01i00mists02i00 (countable form) = waves of 01i00mist02i00 (unc
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0Dear friends,02br
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00We may say perhaps that the gray mists move like sheep in front of a dog as the sun rises. It is my opinion that it is perhaps a metaphor for the dispersal of mist by the morning sun. 05002br
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00Kind regards, 05102br
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