Explanation of a sentence
If you can break the sentence below down and explain each part, I'd be very glad. In which way should I think while trying to comprehend the sentence below? I can't a get a clear understanding. The usage of "for" confuses me in this context. Can you also give similar example sentences used in that way? Thank you.
It was a lucky thing we were, for we had not been back five minutes before an agitated middle-aged man came rushing into the room with every appearance of grief and agitation.
Top answer
For = because. We need more context to interpret the sentence properly.
- For = because.
- We need more context to interpret the sentence properly.
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For = because.
We need more context to interpret the sentence properly.
0It was a lucky thing ("a lucky thing" = fortunate) (that) we were (back in the room), for ("for" = because) we had not been back (in the room for) five minutes before an agitated middle-aged man came rushing into the room with every appearance of grief and agitation.
Another example of this kind of construction:
It was fortunate that we had not left, because just as we we
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