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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
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Made of
"The overwhelming German majority is gone, from great land-owning Junkers to artisans who had made of East Prussia a kind of tidy uber-Germany."
How should I understand the phrase [made of] here? Does it mean 'make' or 'cause to have the characteristics of' (i.e. the Junkers and artisans turned East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany)? Or does it mean 'regard' or 'consider' or 'think of,' as in 'what do you make of our new boss?' (i.e. the Junkers and artisans came to think of East Prussia as a kind of tidy uber-Germany)? Or can both meanings be attributed depending on the larger context?
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Joe
How should I understand the phrase [made of] here? Does it mean 'make' or 'cause to have the characteristics of' (i.e. the Junkers and artisans turned East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany)? Or does it mean 'regard' or 'consider' or 'think of,' as in 'what do you make of our new boss?' (i.e. the Junkers and artisans came to think of East Prussia as a kind of tidy uber-Germany)? Or can both meanings be attributed depending on the larger context?
Thanks
Joe
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I am not a native speaker, so the exact answer will be answered by one. " ---->>>> who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany (out ) of East Prussia", meaning that "who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany WITH East Prussia", meaning that "who turned the East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany".
- I am not a native speaker, so the exact answer will be answered by one.
- " ---->>>> who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany (out ) of East Prussia", meaning that "who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany WITH East Prussia", meaning that "who turned the East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany".
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I am not a native speaker, so the exact answer will be answered by one.
who had made of East Prussia a kind of tidy uber-Germany." ---->>>>
who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany (out ) of East Prussia", meaning that "who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany WITH East Prussia", meaning that "who turned the East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany".
who had made of East Prussia a kind of tidy uber-Germany." ---->>>>
who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany (out ) of East Prussia", meaning that "who had made a kind of tidy uber-Germany WITH East Prussia", meaning that "who turned the East Prussia into a kind of tidy uber-Germany".
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