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Johnleo Posted 18 years ago
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00But the understanding of Nature, 00incomplete as it is00, which is to be derived from science, I 00hold00 to be a thing which is good and delightful on its own account.02br
00What is the meaning of 01i00as it is02i00 here? Usually there is no 01i00adj.02i00 before it. 02br
01i00Hold02i00 here is still a transitive verb, right? We can rearrange the sentence elements and it's like 01i00I hold the understanding of Nature to be ...02br
02i00Thanks.02br
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02br 00Yes. 02br 00CJ 0-

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  • 02br 00Yes.
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01cite10Johnleo12cite10But the understanding of Nature, 11span10incomplete as it is12span10, which is to be derived from science, I 11span10hold12span10 to be a thing which is good and delightful on its own account.12block
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0thanks. But02br
00There are two entries in the dictionary for 01i00as it is02i00: 1. already02br
00 002. because of the situation that actually exists - used when that situation is different from what you 00 00    expected or need02br
00It seems to me that both of them are not appropriate put into the sentence, therefore I t
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0 See www.m-w.com. Note definition 6 for as, the conjunction. 02br
00Our understanding of nature, incomplete 01u00as02u00 it is, = Our understanding of nature, incomplete 01u00though02u00 it is, = Our understanding of nature, though our understanding of nature is incomplete, 02br
00Main Entry:00 01sup00202
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