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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Should they know of

Charley promised willingly, for he was concerned, for Luce's sake, about what people would say should they of what had occured.

I didn't understand the bold part and its structure of the sentence
  

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There's a word missing. Perhaps "know" or "learn" or hear": Should they learn of what had occurred. The basics meaning is: If anyone found out.

— BarbaraPA

  • There's a word missing.
  • Perhaps "know" or "learn" or hear": Should they learn of what had occurred.
  • The basics meaning is: If anyone found out.
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There's a word missing. Perhaps "know" or "learn" or hear": Should they learn of what had occurred.

The basics meaning is: If anyone found out.
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Okay, it still means "if anyone found out about it."
If peole learned of it.
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