Sentence:  Without exception Hino 's brothers turned to either one or both of their father 's occupations , but Hino showed a talent for neither and <WSD>instead</WSD> spent most of his time on the beach where he repaired nets and proved immensely popular as a storyteller . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"