Hello Volcano1985
It's used to express an unexpected resultor contrast:
- He remained unsatisfied even though he expanded his realm.

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King Louis XIV of France emerged from the Franco-Dutch War in 1678 as the most powerful monarch in Western Europe, but ----- he had expanded his
realm, the 'Sun King' remained unsatisfied.
A) just as
B) as if
C) unless
D) since
E) although
Could you explain me why the key is E?
Hello Volcano1985
It's used to express an unexpected resultor contrast:
- He remained unsatisfied even though he expanded his realm.
But is a coordinating conjunction. It joins two sentences. Although is a subordinating conjunction. It heads a dependent clause.
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