diamondcutter
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Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard, but Harry had always been small and skinny for his age.
Source: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J. K. Rowling
I can't see the adversative relationship between the two clauses. Could you explain to me why the conjunction “but” is used?
Source: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J. K. Rowling
I can't see the adversative relationship between the two clauses. Could you explain to me why the conjunction “but” is used?
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