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Hi, What is the meaning of to the lawyer, having Grace and Beatrice as defendant (wealthy defendants) in the case was like learning that a woman his mother kept trying to set him up with had a huge trust fund. What is the meaning of the whole text and specially the meaning of " with had a huge trust fund". please note that I understand the meaning of the words , but what I don't understand is the meaning of the whole text.
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You're not parsing it correctly. And you did not quote the text exactly, either. To Schlichtmann, [ having Grace and Beatrice as defendants in the case] was like [ learning that a woman [ (that) his mother kept trying to set him up with ] had a huge trust fund.
- You're not parsing it correctly.
- And you did not quote the text exactly, either.
- To Schlichtmann, [ having Grace and Beatrice as defendants in the case] was like [ learning that a woman [ (that) his mother kept trying to set him up with ] had a huge trust fund.
- ] I have put the clauses in brackets.
- " The verb is "was" A young man's mother will try to introduce you to women she would like you to marry.
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You're not parsing it correctly. And you did not quote the text exactly, either.
To Schlichtmann, [ having Grace and Beatrice as defendants in the case] was like [ learning that a woman [(that) his mother kept trying to set him up with ] had a huge trust fund. ]
I have put the clauses in brackets.
The subject is the non-finite clause "having...."
The verb
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