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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

of, by

of : used in passive constructions to indicate the agent ? he was beloved of all. It is extracted from Collins English Dictionary.

why 'was beloved of all' not 'was beloved by all'?
  

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Anonymous why 'was beloved of all' It is an old-fashioned or even archaic form. Anonymous 'was beloved by all'? That is the usual modern way.

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  • Anonymous why 'was beloved of all' It is an old-fashioned or even archaic form.
  • Anonymous 'was beloved by all'?
  • That is the usual modern way.
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Anonymouswhy 'was beloved of all'
It is an old-fashioned or even archaic form.
Anonymous 'was beloved by all'?
That is the usual modern way.
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