I believe it would be to convince the audience of a certain viewpoint.
If the underlined word is devotion then the antonym would be neglect because they are opposites.
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they looked in the folds of her dress , in the folds of her cloak.
in her pockets ,.. everywhere.
over the whole route they walked back.
he went to police and newspaper man and offered them a reward if they could bring back that necklace..
he went to various cab companies to see if it had been turned in
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Some cartmen helped others haul their belongs for little to no pay.
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