As... as any of the settlers
So rapidly did he gain the esteem of his new companions, that when they reached the end of their wanderings, it was unanimously agreed that he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers, with the exception of Young himself, and of Stangerson, Kemball, Johnston, and Drebber, who were the four principal Elders.
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Arthur Conan Doyle
Hi. I previously asked it here.
But PaulQ’s answers seem to contradict themselves. So how should I understand the underlined part with the “as... as any” pattern. My understanding “no other ordinary settlers deserve a larger and more fertile tract of land than him” seems wrong.
Thank you.
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he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers , he should be given the same type and amount of land as anyone except the 5 people named. Clive
- he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers , he should be given the same type and amount of land as anyone except the 5 people named.
- Clive
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he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers,
he should be given the same type and amount of land as anyone except the 5 people named.
Clive
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