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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
ever
Up in the air, Snape turned on his broomstick just in time to see something scarlet shoot past him, missing him by inches -- the next second, Harry had pulled out of the dive, his arm raised in triumph, the Snitch clasped in his hand.
The stands erupted; it had to be a record, no one could ever remember the Snitch being caught so quickly.
What’s the meaning of ‘ever’ in the example?
The stands erupted; it had to be a record, no one could ever remember the Snitch being caught so quickly.
What’s the meaning of ‘ever’ in the example?
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eipjoo What’s the meaning of ‘ever’ in the example? It means 'at any time'. com/dictionary/ever
- eipjoo What’s the meaning of ‘ever’ in the example?
- It means 'at any time'.
- com/dictionary/ever
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eipjooWhat’s the meaning of ‘ever’ in the example?It means 'at any time'.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever
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eipjoono one could ever remember the Snitch being caught so quickly.It seems to me that "ever" has inexplicably 'floated to the left' here.
... no one could remember the Snitch ever being caught so quickly.
CJ
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CalifJimno one could remember the Snitch ever being caught so quickly.Thank you. Before what you answered, I was still confused with the meaning, and I had the idea that this explanation, “at all (often used tointensify or emphasize a phrase or an emotional reaction assurprise or impatience)", is much more accept
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