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Meanings of ate quite in English

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Usage of ate quite in English
1
They ate quite well that evening, groundnut, rice flakes, and wild meat.
Magic seeds
2
We ate quite well, and went to a night club.
White Hunter, Black Heart
3
We got our knife and broke it off in bits and ate quite a bit.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
4
Balzac, who ordinarily ate quite soberly, consumed an enormous quantity of fruit, pears, strawberries and grapes.
Honoré de Balzac
5
She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
The Second Honeymoon
6
They disappeared with the ABBES, who never ate less than a gross; and the CHEVALIERS, who ate quite as many.
The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
7
At first the old man ate quite greedily, and said nothing; but, after his hunger was satisfied, he turned to Jack and said:
The Orange Fairy Book
8
At tea in the dismantled sitting-room, though he was going out to supper, he ate quite as much tea as usual, from sheer poltroonery.
Clayhanger
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