All 11 Uses of
although
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache.
p. 1..5although = even though; or but (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise.
p. 6..4 *although = even though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- He hoped the roof wasn't going to fall in, although he might be warmer if it did.
p. 45..6although = even though; or but (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Although he could tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut tight.
p. 61..1
- Although Hagrid seemed to know where he was going, he was obviously not used to getting there in an ordinary way.
p. 67..5
- Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while.
p. 88..5
- Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch foul and that all of them had happened during a World Cup match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest players, and that most serious Quidditch accidents seemed to happen to them; that although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.
p. 181..4
- "It's not just my hand," he whispered, "although that feels like it's about to fall off."
p. 238..5
- When they told him about Charlie's letter, his eyes filled with tears, although that might have been because Norbert had just bitten him on the leg.
p. 239..5
- Since then, I have served him faithfully, although I have let him down many times.
p. 291..2
- I arrived in time to prevent that, although you were doing very well on your own, I must say.
p. 296..9
Definition:
-
(although) even though; or but
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. At the start of a sentence, other synonyms could include words and phrases such as however, yet, all the same, on the other hand, still, even so, and nonetheless.)