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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

but no time

I had but no time to gain the the shelter of my cabinet.

Can you please explain the but no time part for me?

Thanks
  

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It seems a typo to me: I am not familiar with that collocation. I would delete 'but' as a mistake. And does the writer mean 'cabin'?

— Mister Micawber

  • It seems a typo to me: I am not familiar with that collocation.
  • I would delete 'but' as a mistake.
  • And does the writer mean 'cabin'?
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It seems a typo to me: I am not familiar with that collocation. I would delete 'but' as a mistake. And does the writer mean 'cabin'?
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Hi Mister Micawber,

I had but the time to gain the shelter of my cabinet.

What is 'but the time'? I had to gain the shelter of my cabinet, except I didn't have the time to do it.

Thanks
TN
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I had but the time = I had only/just enough time.
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