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Doctor Zhivago
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- However much Filat tried to convince them to the contrary, Lara and Amalia Karlovna insisted that the shots were blanks.
Chpt 1.2 *however = regardless of how
- No. However far back you go in your memory, it is always in some external, active manifestation of yourself that you come across your identity-in the work of your hands, in your family, in other people.
Chpt 1.3
- Before he left, however, he received his wife's reply, In sentences broken by sobs and with tear stains and ink spots for punctuation, she begged him not to come back to Moscow but to go straight to the Urals with that wonderful nurse whose progress through life was marked by portents and coincidences so miraculous that her own, Tonia's, modest life could not possibly compete with it.†
Chpt 2.5however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- He was there, however, sitting in his place with his eyes open.†
Chpt 2.5
- Things had progressed, however.†
Chpt 2.6however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using "though", "in spite of that", "in contrast", "nevertheless", etc.
- At one moment, however, he inadvertently yawned, and the doctor quickly took advantage of this to insert a spoon into his son's mouth and hold down his tongue for long enough to get a look at his raspberry-colored larynx and swollen tonsils covered with alarming white spots.†
Chpt 2.6however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- He did not, however, identify himself at once, but said: "One of your tenants has got typhus" (he told her the name).†
Chpt 2.6
- Soon, however, he began to think and wonder.†
Chpt 2.6
- Yurii Andreievich woke up shortly after midnight brimming with a vague feeling of happiness, which was, however, strong enough to have aroused him.
Chpt 2.7however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- The train, however, stayed where it was.†
Chpt 2.7however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Zhivago always left before dark, however, and never stayed in town later than the dinner hour.†
Chpt 2.9
- The sun, however, did move.†
Chpt 2.9
- A few, however, had kept company that now seemed to them compromising and might, they were afraid, lead to their undoing if it were known.†
Chpt 2.10
- But alas!--however carefully he tried to avoid hitting anyone, every now and then a young attacker would move into his firing line at the crucial moment.
Chpt 2.11however = regardless of how
- People who can say that have never understood a thing about life-they have never felt its breath, its heartbeat-however much they have seen or done.
Chpt 2.11
- To move, however, had become impossible.†
Chpt 2.12however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Cattle, however, were plentiful and he foresaw that the staple food in winter would be milk and meat.†
Chpt 2.12
- While these steps were being taken, however, events followed their own course and the camp command could not always cope with them.†
Chpt 2.12
- But the taiga was so immense that the battles were like border warfare on the edges of a great kingdom, and the camp hidden in its heart was so full of people that however many went away to fight, there seemed always to be more people left.
Chpt 2.12however = regardless of how
- This, however, leads me to the comforting conclusion that they must have got away in time, otherwise we would be sure to have heard something.†
Chpt 2.12however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- However that might be, he suddenly felt uncomfortable under the eyes of all these men and women.†
Chpt 2.13 *however = in whatever way
- Unfortunately, however, you really are children-not just in a manner of speaking-completely ignorant and thoughtless children.†
Chpt 2.14however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- However great it is, it won't thrive without a blessing.
Chpt 2.14however = regardless of how
- The forest, however, well rid of him, flourished proudly in freedom as though released from captivity.
Chpt 2.15 *however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Marina, however, looked around angrily, flared up, and began to chide them.†
Chpt 2.15however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- However, why not.†
Chpt 1.1
- He had drunk incessantly and complained that he had not slept for three months and that as soon as he sobered up for however short a time he suffered torments unimaginable to any normal human being.†
Chpt 1.1
- However, it was not until several years later and at a much further stage in their relationship that she took his malleable, easygoing character seriously in hand.†
Chpt 1.2
- Lara, sacrificing her future to Pasha's, held her candle as low as she could, but all in vain, because however low she held it Pasha held his lower still.†
Chpt 1.4
- A street lamp shone from across the road, and however tightly Lara drew the curtains, a streak of light, narrow as a board, reached into the room.†
Chpt 1.4
- However, it's too soon to say.†
Chpt 1.4
- But what had her mission, however meritorious or inspired, to do with real family life?†
Chpt 1.4
- However, that's unimportant.†
Chpt 1.4
- However, what is there to argue about?†
Chpt 2.7
- However, I told you you were free, and I won't go back on my word.†
Chpt 2.7
- However— Marxism is too uncertain of its ground to be a science.†
Chpt 2.8
- However, to go on with the story.†
Chpt 2.8
- However, Anfim Efimovich's characterization of the manager was incomplete.†
Chpt 2.8
- However, from the windows one could also see the actual Yuriatin, real and not imagined.†
Chpt 2.9
- However safe they were inside their trap, they had to attempt a sortie, even if only as a military demonstration.†
Chpt 2.12
- Even their commanders must realize this, however incompetent they may be.†
Chpt 2.12
- It was clear to Yurii Andreievich that, however tired he was, he would never get to sleep unless he could keep this abomination away from him.†
Chpt 2.13
- Their subdued conversations, however casual, were as full of meaning as the dialogues of Plato.†
Chpt 2.13
- There is nothing I wouldn't sacrifice, however precious.†
Chpt 2.13
- However, you are a man, Yurii Andreievich, you are your own master, and you have a perfect right to gamble with your life if you feel like it.†
Chpt 2.14
- Just then she would have given anything to exchange their chaotic freedom for a daily round, however strenuous, but laid down once and for all, for work and obligations, so that they could live a decent, honest, sensible life.†
Chpt 2.14
Definitions:
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(however as in: However, complications may...) though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
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(however as in: However much she tried...) to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
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(however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely (and arguably incorrectly), however can be used to intensify the word how, as when one says "However did you find her?" Grammarians would suggest using two words for that usage: "How ever did you find her?"