Register a vow
Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject, but there was that in the cool, nonchalant air of my companion which made him the last man with whom one would care to take anything approaching to a liberty.
The Sign of the Four
Context: Holmes administered cocaine to himself every day and Watson strongly objected to this practice but hesitated to bring up this issue with Holmes.
Hi. What does the underlined “that” refer to? Does the underlined “which” modify the underlined “that”?
By the way, what does “register” in bold mean here?
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zuotengdazuo What does the underlined “that” refer to? some unspecified thing; some unspecified character trait; some unspecified habit of behavior or way of thinking You can substitute "something" for "that" without changing the meaning of the sentence. ) zuotengdazuo Does the underlined “which” modify the underlined “that”?
- zuotengdazuo What does the underlined “that” refer to?
- some unspecified thing; some unspecified character trait; some unspecified habit of behavior or way of thinking You can substitute "something" for "that" without changing the meaning of the sentence.
- ) zuotengdazuo Does the underlined “which” modify the underlined “that”?
- Not "which" alone.
- The whole clause starting with "which" and continuing to the end of the sentence modifies "that".
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zuotengdazuoWhat does the underlined “that” refer to?
some unspecified thing; some unspecified character trait; some unspecified habit of behavior or way of thinking
You can substitute "something" for "that" without changing the meaning of the sentence. (That's how a modern-day writer would have written it.)
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