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It is a good sound to read by-the rain outside, the quiet within-and, although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.

The word 'springing' here means
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It is a good sound to read by-the rain outside, the quiet within-and, although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.

The 'good sound' is produced by
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It is a good sound to read by-the rain outside, the quiet within-and, although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.

Here, the author is praising
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Through the mist Bijju is calling to his sister. I can hear him running about on the hillside but I cannot see him.

The passage is written by
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Through the mist Bijju is calling to his sister. I can hear him running about on the hillside but I cannot see him.

The author cannot see Bijju because
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Insectivorous birds are happy in the monsoon season
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The sound of the falling rain on tin roof
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In his Diary the author is describing
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The drongos
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The author could hear Bijju but could not see him because of