Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows.

At the same time the rain slackened still more.

Besides, the rain was slackening again and this time the sky looked lighter in the west.

Finally, about an hour before sunset, the rain slackened, then stopped, and the sun came out.

The rain had slackened, but was still coming down.

The room was quiet, and outside, the rain had slackened to a murmur.

But the rain of frogs, having served its purpose, was slackening.

The rain had slackened but they still pressed forward into a wall of water.

It was dawn, or nearly, and the rain had slackened some.

The rain had slackened and become a mist, under a low ceiling.