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In literature, the word "also" functions as an additive device that connects ideas, actions, or attributes, emphasizing the inclusion of extra information. Authors use it to smoothly append details within a narrative or argument, as seen when characters or events receive further description or qualification. For instance, Alcott uses it to indicate additional actions in a character’s observation ([1]), while in historical and religious texts, such as the Bible, "also" emphasizes divine attributes or important sequential events ([2], [3]). Its placement within sentences varies—from mid-sentence insertions in complex lists, like in Dickens' work ([4]), to its use in parallel structures that balance contrasting elements, as in the "not only... but also" constructions found in mythological narratives ([5], [6]). This versatility, evident across styles and genres—from epic poetry ([7]) to historical accounts ([8])—highlights "also" as a subtle yet powerful tool for enriching textual meaning.
  1. Demi also saw the smile, was impressed by it, and artlessy inquired.
    — from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  2. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  3. For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. You will also at once infer the nature and even the terms of the toast I am about to propose on the present occasion.
    — from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  5. Having vanquished him, they not only afflicted him with blindness, but deprived him also of the power of song.
    — from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens
  6. He brought his art to such perfection, that he not only succeeded in warding off death, but also restored the dead to life.
    — from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens
  7. This the time to sing of Ahti, Son of Lempo, Kaukomieli, Also known as Lemminkainen.
    — from Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete
  8. Congress also gave him a vote of thanks for the victories at Chattanooga, and voted him a gold medal for Vicksburg and Chattanooga.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant

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