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I am not native English speaker. I get frustrated when it come to articles. Can you please tell me whether the sentence below is grammatically correct.

She spent all the night in rereading a letter from her sister

Kate Bunting
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Geethanjali Kotaru
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    Better answers for this will probably be found at https://ell.stackexchange.com ... "spent all the night" NO. "spent all night" YES. "spent the night" YES. "spent the whole night" YES. "spent the long cold frustrating night" YES. – GEdgar Dec 04 '20 at 12:16
  • That must have been one heck of a letter. –  Dec 04 '20 at 12:17
  • I would say, "She spent all night rereading a letter from her sister." –  Dec 04 '20 at 12:16
  • 'Spent all the night' is unidiomatic. 'Spent all night' is better, but still sounds less than optimal here;. 'Spent the night' sounds like it was a trivial pastime. 'Spent the whole night' is spot on, carrying emphasis, conveying the sense of urgency. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 04 '20 at 12:30

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