All 3 Uses of
imply
in
Ethan Frome
- So marked was the change in her manner, such depths of sad initiation did it imply, that, with some doubts as to my delicacy, I put the case anew to my village oracle, Harmon Gow; but got for my pains only an uncomprehending grunt.†
Chpt Open
- I had been told that Frome was poor ... but I had not supposed him to be in such want as Harmon's words implied
Chpt Open *implied = suggested
- "If I'd supposed you'd 'a' made any objection to Jotham Powell's driving me over-" she began again, as though his silence had implied refusal.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence