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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"as" from Wuthering Heights
This is from Wuthering Heights. What does "as" mean?
(1)when
(2)in the manner I found him
(1)when
(2)in the manner I found him
"I found him starving in the Liverpool Streets. He can't talk English. Nobody knew to whom he belonged, and I could not leave him as I found him!"
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It's tricky. My preference is because or since.
- It's tricky.
- My preference is because or since.
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I've searched out the ORIGINAL passage
.......Not a soul knew to whom it belonged, he said; and his money and time being both limited, he thought it better to take it home with him at once, than run into vain expenses there: because he was determined he would not leave it as he found it. Well, the conclusion was that my mistress grumbled herself calm; and Mr Earnshaw told m
.......Not a soul knew to whom it belonged, he said; and his money and time being both limited, he thought it better to take it home with him at once, than run into vain expenses there: because he was determined he would not leave it as he found it. Well, the conclusion was that my mistress grumbled herself calm; and Mr Earnshaw told m
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It's not in the manner that; it's in the (same) state (or condition or place) that.
You can safely put away all thoughts of when or since or because.
leave (something) as ... found [it / them / him / ...] is a common expression.
The police didn't want anyone to know t
You can safely put away all thoughts of when or since or because.
leave (something) as ... found [it / them / him / ...] is a common expression.
The police didn't want anyone to know t
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Oops! I was wrong again.
Next time I'll follow my intuition! (The because/sincething was my second thought
Next time I'll follow my intuition! (The because/sincething was my second thought
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