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Samersamer1974 Posted 10 years ago
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I always have a problem with "of " at the first sentence I can't understand what does it mean espicaly in translation for example I have seen : of what .....
another example in short story by O HENRY in an unfinished story:
couch-bed,dresser,table,washstand,chair-of this much the landlady was guilty. so here what does mean " of this much " and is there a general rule about the using " of " like this to understand what does it mean ?
thank you
I always have a problem with "of " at the first sentence I can't understand what does it mean espicaly in translation for example I have seen : of what .....
another example in short story by O HENRY in an unfinished story:
couch-bed,dresser,table,washstand,chair-of this much the landlady was guilty. so here what does mean " of this much " and is there a general rule about the using " of " like this to understand what does it mean ?
thank you
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samersamer1974 of this much the landlady was guilty = The landlady was guilty of this much. The adjective "guilty" takes an of -phrase as its complement. guilty of robbery / guilty of lying / guilty of murder In this sentence, the complement is placed at the beginning.
- samersamer1974 of this much the landlady was guilty = The landlady was guilty of this much.
- The adjective "guilty" takes an of -phrase as its complement.
- guilty of robbery / guilty of lying / guilty of murder In this sentence, the complement is placed at the beginning.
- This kind of inversion is often used in literature and poetry.
- "this much" is a way of referring to all the things previously mentioned: the couch-bed, the dresser, the table, etc.
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samersamer1974of this much the landlady was guilty= The landlady was guilty of this much.
The adjective "guilty" takes an of-phrase as its complement. guilty of robbery / guilty of lying / guilty of murder
In this sentence, the complement is placed at the beginning. This kind of inversion is often used in literature an
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hello and thank you for your answer
in many questions I have seen like this " of what" or " of which " what does it mean to near it for my language
in many questions I have seen like this " of what" or " of which " what does it mean to near it for my language
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This is rather advanced English.
Couch-bed, dresser, table, washstand, chair - of this much the landlady was guilty. The rest was Dulcie's.
Couch-bed, dresser, table, washstand, chair - considering these items as a part of all the things in the room - the landlady was guilty. The rest was Dulcie's.
Entry #15 is probably the closest definition.
Couch-bed, dresser, table, washstand, chair - of this much the landlady was guilty. The rest was Dulcie's.
Couch-bed, dresser, table, washstand, chair - considering these items as a part of all the things in the room - the landlady was guilty. The rest was Dulcie's.
Entry #15 is probably the closest definition.
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