Pragmatic meaning is the meaning the writer intends to pass on to the reader in his or her writing in the particular context the writer has created. This is what we usually mean by "reading between the lines". For example, the sentence of "Haste makes waste?" I finally whimpered. (Passage A, Unit 5) intends to impress the reader that the author was not sure whether Haste makes waste is a proverb or not, although the literal meaning doesn't carry such a hint of doubt. A writer will always carefully choose words, usages and rhetorical devices to express his intended meaning explicitly, but in many cases this might be implied. If one fails to recognize the author's intention, feelings or attitude, one may misunderstand the whole passage, even though each individual sentence is well understood.