The gentle rain pitter-patters against the windowpane.
Meaning: This sentence means that the soft rain is making a gentle tapping sound as it falls against the glass of the window.
Choice of Words: Gentle means mild, kind, or soothing. Rain is water falling from the sky in drops. Pitter-patters is a word used to describe the sound of raindrops falling. Against means in opposition to or in contact with something. Windowpane is the glass part of a window.
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