All 8 Uses
nevertheless
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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- They didn't like me intruding on their conversations, but I studied them nevertheless, knowing that I would be part of my own sworn sisterhood in another two years.†
Chpt 2nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Nevertheless, Father must agree too, before we can go any further.†
Chpt 4 *
- We liked the same colors, but we also chose a few that we agreed did not speak to our hearts but would be good nevertheless to create the detail of a leaf or the shadow of a flower.†
Chpt 5
- This is not as bad as being a butcher, I admit, but these traits could be dangerous nevertheless.†
Chpt 10
- Nevertheless, his absence in the upstairs chamber left me with a black emptiness that was not filled by my second son's amusing antics, the squawking of the concubines, the bickering of my sisters-in-law, or even my periodic visits with Snow Flower.†
Chpt 14
- Nevertheless, it was his house and we had to do what he said.†
Chpt 15
- Nevertheless, he worked at his father's side and had no more joy in his life than he had when he was younger.†
Chpt 19
- Nevertheless, she had removed herself from these discussions entirely and retired to her room to weep.†
Chpt 19
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)