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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

just

What do 'that just shows you' and 'it's only just happened' mean?

  

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The first "just" is used for mild emphasis or sense of surprise. "only just happened" means happened a short time ago.

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  • The first "just" is used for mild emphasis or sense of surprise.
  • "only just happened" means happened a short time ago.
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The first "just" is used for mild emphasis or sense of surprise.

"only just happened" means happened a short time ago.
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What does 'that' mean here?
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"that" refers to the situation or circumstance that showed that Slughorn made a mistake.
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