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how

/haʊ/ noun C2
  1. The means by which something is accomplished. · I am not interested in the why, but in the how.

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Reynolds replied, that he was; adding, “But we expect him to-morrow, with a large party of friends.” How rejoiced was Elizabeth that their own journey had not by any circumstance been delayed a day!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 275 · B2
Her aunt asked her, smilingly, how she liked it.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 275 · B2
How did you happen to be here?”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 27 · B2
“You know how little I require,” said the old man.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 14 · C1

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