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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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but only to

What does 'but only to' mean? And why is the conditional used here?
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to regain a body is an infinitive of purpose. So but only to regain a body means but only for the purpose of regaining a body or but for no other purpose than the purpose of regaining a body . Are you certain you can't work out why 'would' is used there?

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  • to regain a body is an infinitive of purpose.
  • So but only to regain a body means but only for the purpose of regaining a body or but for no other purpose than the purpose of regaining a body .
  • Are you certain you can't work out why 'would' is used there?
  • You've asked questions and received answers on this topic for quite some time.
  • Have you not understood the answers?
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to regain a body is an infinitive of purpose. So but only to regain a body means but only for the purpose of regaining a body or but for no other purpose than the purpose of regaining a body.

Are you certain you can't work out why 'would' is used there? You've asked questions and received answers on this topic for quite some time. Have you not understood the
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I believe that he would have found the thought of being dependent, even on the Elixir, intolerable."

I understand it this way: 'I am of opinion that there was a strong possibility of him not accepting the thought that he could be dependent.
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AnonymousI believe that he would have found the thought of being dependent, even on the Elixir, intolerable."I understand it this way: 'I am of opinion that there was a strong possibility of him not accepting the thought that he could be dependent.
Yes, more or less, but there's another way to paraphrase this with a conditional.

(I believe that) if he
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