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Fariba_sabok Posted 15 years ago
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What's the meaning of inveterate habit in this sentence?
Can someone help me with this sentence? what's the meaning of inveterate habit in this sentence? "on the edge of the wilderness we paused to ask for directions at a log house owned by a white settler, a tall, rawboned old fellow with red hair and an inveterate habit of winking with one eye, as if every thing he said was of importance."
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Hi "Inveterate" means "maintained over a long period of time" Your quote seems to say that the old fellow often winked, to mean he was saying something important, because that had been his habit for many years before It wasn't a new response to the situation - it was something he always did Regards, Dave
- Hi "Inveterate" means "maintained over a long period of time" Your quote seems to say that the old fellow often winked, to mean he was saying something important, because that had been his habit for many years before It wasn't a new response to the situation - it was something he always did Regards, Dave
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"Inveterate" means "maintained over a long period of time"
Your quote seems to say that the old fellow often winked, to mean he was saying something important, because that had been his habit for many years before
It wasn't a new response to the situation - it was something he always did
Regards, Dave
"Inveterate" means "maintained over a long period of time"
Your quote seems to say that the old fellow often winked, to mean he was saying something important, because that had been his habit for many years before
It wasn't a new response to the situation - it was something he always did
Regards, Dave
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