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MIG Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning


Hi, please help me to understand the meaning of the bold part in the text below.

"He said they still got out the black horses, the black carriage, the works, to bury such personages as warranted a fuss."

Thank you.
  

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The pattern is "such ... ". The word "as" effectively means "that".

— GPY

  • The pattern is "such ...
  • ".
  • The word "as" effectively means "that".
  • "such personages as warranted a fuss" means "those kinds of personage that warranted a fuss".
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The pattern is "such ... as ...". The word "as" effectively means "that".

"such personages as warranted a fuss" means "those kinds of personage that warranted a fuss".
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Thank you GPY.
Does "warranted a fuss" mean that they will earn reputation by them?
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"warranted a fuss" means deserved/merited fancy funeral arrangements.
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Thank you very much GPY.
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