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Question
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by
- ‘In the wink of an eye’ means very quickly. Explain ‘painted stations whistle by’.
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Solution
Many colourful buildings of stations appear and disappear in a glance due to the speed of the train.
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