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motive
in
Warriors Don't Cry
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- So you must explain that to Clark the next time he inquires about your sister's motives.†
p. 133.8motives = reasons for doing something
- We have to wonder about Link's motives.†
p. 184.7 *
- I would have to be on constant alert from now on, watching for signs of what his real motives were.†
p. 191.9
- Watching him tend to Mrs. Healey, I would never again have reason to question his motives.†
p. 201.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(motive as in: What is her motive?) a reason for doing something
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(2)
(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.