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  1. 18-Dec-2009, 15:16 #1
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    Could you tell me what this sentence means?
    He still desired her , and she him.

    Did it make some mistakes here? I just found it in a Dic
  2. 18-Dec-2009, 15:45 #2
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    Default Re: desired

    (Not a teacher)

    It could be written out as, "He still desired her, and she still desired him". The way it's written in your example is just elliptical.
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