The sun had melted the snow.

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The sun had melted the snow.

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Hello, Alan!
The sun had melted the snow - This sentence is from online Oxford dictionary https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries. ... elt?q=melt

I have learnt that Past Perfect can't be used without Past Simple either in the sentence itself or in the context. Is that true?

Thank you beforehand!
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Re: The sun had melted the snow.

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No.

A contextual implication at least is required.
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