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Definition
a reason for doing something
- It is hard to tell just how sane Carrie's motives were by that time.
- She was glad they had decided to leave her alone, because she was still uncomfortable about her own motives and afraid to examine them too deeply, lest she discover a jewel of selfishness glowing and winking at her from the black velvet of her subconscious.
There are no more uses of "motive" in Carrie.
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