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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Conditional 2 ?
First of all, I'd like to ask for your understanding; I posted a question similar to the following on another site yesterday.
The protagonist recalls his childhood.
He and Peggotty, the only maid of his house came to Yarmouth, her hometown and visited her brother, Mr. Peggotty's house.
Em'ly is Mr. Peggotty's cousin, whose father was drown-dead and the protagonist came to like her.
We used to walk about that dim old flat at Yarmouth in a loving manner, hours and hours. The days sported by us, as if Time had not grown up himself yet, but were a child too, and always at play. I told Em'ly I adored her, and that, unless she confessed she adored me, I should be reduced to the necessity of killing myself with a sword. She said she did and I have not doubt she did.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "but were a child too, and always at play" means "only if time were a child too, were always at play."
Thank you in advance for your help.
The protagonist recalls his childhood.
He and Peggotty, the only maid of his house came to Yarmouth, her hometown and visited her brother, Mr. Peggotty's house.
Em'ly is Mr. Peggotty's cousin, whose father was drown-dead and the protagonist came to like her.
We used to walk about that dim old flat at Yarmouth in a loving manner, hours and hours. The days sported by us, as if Time had not grown up himself yet, but were a child too, and always at play. I told Em'ly I adored her, and that, unless she confessed she adored me, I should be reduced to the necessity of killing myself with a sword. She said she did and I have not doubt she did.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "but were a child too, and always at play" means "only if time were a child too, were always at play."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" Yes, as corrected above. I don't know where you got 'only if'. CJ
- " Yes, as corrected above.
- I don't know where you got 'only if'.
- CJ
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "but were a child too, and always at play" means "Yes, as corrected above.onlyifbut time were a child too, and were always at play."
I don't know where you got 'only if'.
CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for another very helpful answer from you. 
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