The rain came down batteringly against the roof.

The parts are comprised by the whole.

William, how many times must I tell you to fletcherize your bones before you swallow them? You might as well be eating bread and butter, or roast beef, if you don't fletcherize your bones properly. Chew each bite of bone four hundred times, young man, or I'll get a jaw-meter and make you wear it!

She's been keeping me at arm's length all the time. She doesn't want to get involved.