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Nithila Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What does " Yet " purpose here?

Yet he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States.

could you explain why author used the word 'yet' here?
could you explain meaning of this sentence?
  

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Here's the rest of the context: Lincoln never said he wanted to end slavery in the South. He did not believe anyone had the right to do so. Yet he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States.

— RayH

  • Here's the rest of the context: Lincoln never said he wanted to end slavery in the South.
  • He did not believe anyone had the right to do so.
  • Yet he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States.
  • The sentence in question means that in spite of the fact that Lincoln didn't think anyone had a right to end slavery, he didn't want it to spread.
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Here's the rest of the context:
Lincoln never said he wanted to end slavery in the South. He did not believe anyone had the right to do so. Yet he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States.

The sentence in question means that in spite of the fact that Lincoln didn't think anyone had a right to end slavery, he didn'
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NithilaYet he did not want to see slavery spread to other parts of the United States.

could you explain why author used the word 'yet' here?
could you explain meaning of this sentence?

yet = in spite of that, where that refers to what was said earlier.

CJ
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