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Problem with "he's invented"

0 "There he could reflect on the horrors he's invented, and wander dark hallways alone and tormented" 02br
00I don't know if the meaning of the "he's invented" is that the horrors create "he" as a person or it has another meaning. I can't understand the grammatical function of "is invented" 02br
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00Sebastian 0-
  

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0 Hi, 02br 00In your sentence, 'he's invented' is short for 'he has invented', not 'he is invented'. the horrors that he has invented.... 02br 02br 00I hope this will enable you to understand the meaning.

— Clive

  • 0 Hi, 02br 00In your sentence, 'he's invented' is short for 'he has invented', not 'he is invented'.
  • the horrors that he has invented....
  • 02br 02br 00I hope this will enable you to understand the meaning.
  • 02br 00Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00In your sentence, 'he's invented' is short for 'he has invented', not 'he is invented'. 02br
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00...the horrors that he has invented.... 02br
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00I hope this will enable you to understand the meaning. 02br
00Clive 0-
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0 Yes. "He's" = "He has", but even so, it seems that it should be, "There he could reflect on the horrors he'd (he had) invented" or "There he can reflect on the horrors he's invented". Maybe the context makes the form quoted seem quite acceptable. 02br
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00CJ 0-
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