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Contraposition Posted 9 years ago
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Heave oneself up
He heaved himself up on his pillows.
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He pulled his body up ("heave" has connotations of moving a heavy weight) onto his pillows, possible meaning that he adopted a more upright position, leaning against his pillows, though his resulting posture cannot be determined with certainty just from this sentence.
- He pulled his body up ("heave" has connotations of moving a heavy weight) onto his pillows, possible meaning that he adopted a more upright position, leaning against his pillows, though his resulting posture cannot be determined with certainty just from this sentence.
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He pulled his body up ("heave" has connotations of moving a heavy weight) onto his pillows, possible meaning that he adopted a more upright position, leaning against his pillows, though his resulting posture cannot be determined with certainty just from this sentence.
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