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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
The evening began well.
The evening began well.
What does this sentence mean?
What does this sentence mean?
Top answer
, initially was enjoyable. This sentence would be followed by a description of incidents that ruined what was initially an enjoyable evening.
- , initially was enjoyable.
- This sentence would be followed by a description of incidents that ruined what was initially an enjoyable evening.
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The means that an evening out on the town: a date, a party, a dance, a dinner, etc., initially was enjoyable. This sentence would be followed by a description of incidents that ruined what was initially an enjoyable evening.
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It means that at the start of the evening, events were pleasant or encouraging or successful (and so forth). Usually, this is part of a contrast to what happens later.
The evening began well but soon things went sour. At nine o'clock, the clowns arrived with their squirt bottles and began to attack the guests.
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The evening began well but soon things went sour. At nine o'clock, the clowns arrived with their squirt bottles and began to attack the guests.
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