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What is the meaning of the simile in this sentence?

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Genia10 March 5, 2020 0 Comments

“Isabel’s reputation for reading a great deal hung about her like a cloudy envelope.”

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It means that her reputation is everywhere like the cloud that continues hanging over the people.

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