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I should be sorry to believe half of them.
: What does this sentence mean?
“Yes, I certainly do know that you have seen and done much
since leaving us,” he said quietly. “Rumors of your doings have
reached your old school, Tom. I should be sorry to believe half of
them.”
Voldemort’s expression remained impassive as he said, “Greatness
inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. You
must know this, Dumbledore.”
“You call it ‘greatness,’ what you have been doing, do you?”
asked Dumbledore delicately.
(Tom = Voldemort)
: What does this sentence mean?
“Yes, I certainly do know that you have seen and done much
since leaving us,” he said quietly. “Rumors of your doings have
reached your old school, Tom. I should be sorry to believe half of
them.”
Voldemort’s expression remained impassive as he said, “Greatness
inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. You
must know this, Dumbledore.”
“You call it ‘greatness,’ what you have been doing, do you?”
asked Dumbledore delicately.
(Tom = Voldemort)
Top answer
It means the same as "I would be sorry". It feels more formal, or possibly slightly old-fashioned.
- It means the same as "I would be sorry".
- It feels more formal, or possibly slightly old-fashioned.
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It means the same as "I would be sorry". It feels more formal, or possibly slightly old-fashioned.
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Thank you very much but what does the sentence mean as a whole?
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There are so many bad rumours that the speaker does not want to believe even half of them, and would be sorry if they were true.
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