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Identical, by Ellen Hopkins
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- No one suspects Mom's real motive for running for Congress is to run away from us.†
Chpt 2.motive = reason (for doing something)
- Love, I know, isn't something to secondguess, but in my world, love is always defined by ulterior motive.†
Chpt 26. *
- I Want to Talk to Ian About Mom and Daddy and Raeanne and Grandma Gardella, whose face keeps trying to materialize behind my eyes, and whose motives for appearing now can't be guessed.†
Chpt 30.motives = reasons for doing something
Definitions:
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(motive as in: What is her motive?) a reason for doing something
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, motive can refer to something that causes motion in an inanimate object. Even less commonly, it can refer to a distinctive feature in music, art, or literature.