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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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missed
Jumping to his feet he pulled off the Invisibility Cloak, stuffed it into his bag, grabbed the gillyweed, and put it into his pocket, then tore out of the library with Dobby at his heels.
“Dobby is supposed to be in the kitchens, sir!” Dobby squealed as they burst into the corridor. “Dobby will be missed— good luck, Harry Potter, sir, good luck!”
“See you later, Dobby!” Harry shouted, and he sprinted along the corridor and down the stairs, three at a time.
What does 'will be missed' mean?
“Dobby is supposed to be in the kitchens, sir!” Dobby squealed as they burst into the corridor. “Dobby will be missed— good luck, Harry Potter, sir, good luck!”
“See you later, Dobby!” Harry shouted, and he sprinted along the corridor and down the stairs, three at a time.
What does 'will be missed' mean?
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contraposition Dobby is supposed to be in the kitchens, Presumably, it means someone in the kitchens will be missing Dobby.
- contraposition Dobby is supposed to be in the kitchens, Presumably, it means someone in the kitchens will be missing Dobby.
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contrapositionDobby is supposed to be in the kitchens,Presumably, it means someone in the kitchens will be missing Dobby.
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contrapositionWhat do you mean by 'miss'?This is sense 6 at http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/miss :
to discover or regret the loss or absence of
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He's afraid that someone will notice he's not in the kitchen where he's supposed to be.
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