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JKBelieve Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Hi ^^ Some passages....

These are some passages.......

1. 'Not but that Rebecca could have written had she a mind: but she did not try to see

or to write to Pitt at his own house'

What does 'Not but that' mean? I'm really confused....

2. 'Whether my lord really had murderous intentions towards Mrs. Becky as Monsieur

Fiche said and the factotum objected to have to do with assassination'

Why did 'and the factotum objected to have to do with assassination' suddenly pop out?
  

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(1) 'Not but that' appears to be a complex subordinating conjunction meaning 'although', 'even though'. Although Rebecca could have written, she did not. ), 'but that', meaning 'except'-- 'but that I did not have a gun, I would have shot him in his tracks'.

— Mister Micawber

  • (1) 'Not but that' appears to be a complex subordinating conjunction meaning 'although', 'even though'.
  • Although Rebecca could have written, she did not.
  • ), 'but that', meaning 'except'-- 'but that I did not have a gun, I would have shot him in his tracks'.
  • (2) Mr.
  • Fiche's servant protested against being involved in (having to do with) a murder.
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(1) 'Not but that' appears to be a complex subordinating conjunction meaning 'although', 'even though'. Although Rebecca could have written, she did not. Nowadays the conjunction more commonly appears in the affirmative(?), 'but that', meaning 'except'-- 'but that I did not have a gun, I would have shot him in his tracks'.

(2) Mr. Fiche's servant protested against being involved in (ha
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