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Persona Grata Posted 19 years ago
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as he would the word of another??
He(=Petronius) is a most literal glutton, while Gatsby stands at a curious distance from all he owns and displays, just as at times he seems to stand back from his own words and consider them appraisingly, as he would the word of another, just as he will display shirts he has never worn, books he has never read, and extend invitations to swim in the pool he has never used.
In The Great Gatsby...
hey~:)
you are so kind to read and try to answer my question.
anyway...
I can't understand how "as he would the word of another," is composed.
there is no verb. and Who is he?? Gatsby??
plz make me enlightened~:)
In The Great Gatsby...
hey~:)
you are so kind to read and try to answer my question.
anyway...
I can't understand how "as he would the word of another," is composed.
there is no verb. and Who is he?? Gatsby??
plz make me enlightened~:)
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He seems to stand back and appraise his own words in the same manner that he would stand back and appraise the words of other people. as he would = in the same manner Th verb is ellipted (I think that's the word - a fancy way of saying deliberately left out) because it's the same verb as the first part. Here's a simpler use of the same: This morning I will wash the sheets, and this afternoon, the towels.
- He seems to stand back and appraise his own words in the same manner that he would stand back and appraise the words of other people.
- as he would = in the same manner Th verb is ellipted (I think that's the word - a fancy way of saying deliberately left out) because it's the same verb as the first part.
- Here's a simpler use of the same: This morning I will wash the sheets, and this afternoon, the towels.
- Do you feel "enlightened"?
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He seems to stand back and appraise his own words in the same manner that he would stand back and appraise the words of other people.
as he would = in the same manner
Th verb is ellipted (I think that's the word - a fancy way of saying deliberately left out) because it's the same verb as the first part.
Here's a simpler use of the same: This morning I will wash the sheet
as he would = in the same manner
Th verb is ellipted (I think that's the word - a fancy way of saying deliberately left out) because it's the same verb as the first part.
Here's a simpler use of the same: This morning I will wash the sheet
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