All 3 Uses
imply
in
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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- I looked over at Beautiful Moon, and her face was as white as her name implied.†
Chpt 3 *implied = suggested (said indirectly)
- We were in the upstairs chamber when Madame Gao began complaining that local families were not paying their fees in a timely manner, implying that our family was one of them.†
Chpt 7implying = suggesting (saying indirectly)
- My father tried to hold my hand, but I implied that now I was a married woman this kind of affection was no longer appropriate.†
Chpt 12implied = suggested (said indirectly)
Definitions:
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(1)
(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)