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Wholegrain Posted 17 years ago
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What does this sentence mean?
Many and various are the motives that impel a woman so to ponder; in Anna's case the motive was nothing more exalted than the perpetual presence of a sister-in-law.
= in Anna's case the motive was the perpetual presence of a sister-in-law?
= in Anna's case the motive was the perpetual presence of a sister-in-law?
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Yes. In the first clause, "so" is important. There are many motives which drive a woman to contemplate in this way .
- Yes.
- In the first clause, "so" is important.
- There are many motives which drive a woman to contemplate in this way .
- In the second, "nothing more exalted than" is important.
- Anna's motive was miniscule : a sister-in-law was always there.
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Yes.
In the first clause, "so" is important. There are many motives which drive a woman to contemplate in this way.
In the second, "nothing more exalted than" is important. Anna's motive was miniscule : a sister-in-law was always there.
Edit. Wow! My Am. Htg. doesn't list "miniscule." It seems the original spelling is "minus
In the first clause, "so" is important. There are many motives which drive a woman to contemplate in this way.
In the second, "nothing more exalted than" is important. Anna's motive was miniscule : a sister-in-law was always there.
Edit. Wow! My Am. Htg. doesn't list "miniscule." It seems the original spelling is "minus
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