deduction

"to present an envoy to the king"

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

"Only a small fraction of the students passed the difficult math test. "

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

"The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance."

"If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip."

"Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem."

"The engineer needed to perform many calculations to design the bridge. "

"The conclusion of the meeting was that everyone would work on the project together. "

"My sister reasoned that if she studied harder, she would get a better grade on her test. "

"The story concluded with a moral."