All 3 Uses of
although
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- The moment had passed, and although he often thought about the cool, surprising touch of her lips on his, every time he saw her David also wondered that it had ever really happened.†
p. 148.9 *although = even though; or but (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Last night the familiar angry voices of his parents had risen up to his room, and although they were arguing, the stone he had felt in his throat at the thought of his father lying dead somewhere, his father gone forever—immediately, that had dissolved.†
p. 278.6
- He'd gone to Juilliard, and although David had given his blessing and paid half his hills, what Paul still remembered was the deeper past, when David didn't believe his talent would be enough to sustain him in the world.†
p. 321.8
Definition:
even though; or but
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. At the start of a sentence, other synonyms could include words and phrases such as however, yet, all the same, on the other hand, still, even so, and nonetheless.)
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. At the start of a sentence, other synonyms could include words and phrases such as however, yet, all the same, on the other hand, still, even so, and nonetheless.)