Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to combine the two sentences below into a single sentence that retains the original meaning:

"I had caught glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flowers. The darkness that followed could not wholly blot it out."

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Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to combine the two sentences below into a single sentence that retains the original meaning:

"I had caught glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flowers. The darkness that followed could not wholly blot it out."

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**Solution:**

1. The first option uses "Hardly enough… but at any point," which is an incorrect pair of correlative conjunctions and does not logically connect the two sentences. Therefore, option I is invalid.

2. The second option uses "since" to join the sentences, which generally means "because." This does not fit the context here, as the second sentence is not a reason but a continuation of the description.

3. The third option uses "During the first nineteen months of my life … which," where "During" indicates the time frame and "which" correctly relates the second clause to the first. This combination logically and grammatically connects the two sentences.

Hence, only option III correctly combines the sentences into one with the intended meaning.

**Answer:** Only III

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