Both Uses
nevertheless
in
City of Bones
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- He looked as if he wanted to sink down into a nearby chair, but held himself upright nevertheless.†
Chpt 10 *nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- His clothes smelled of blood and sweat and dirt, and his heart was beating a mile a minute and he was pressing on her bruises, but it was a relief nevertheless to be held by him and to know, really know, that he was all right.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)