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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his childhood, now about his home schooling; Today, especially a punishment awaits him.
He lives with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house.
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He[stepfather] had my head as in a vice, but I twined round him somehow, and stopped him for a moment, entreating him not to beat me. It was only for a moment that I stopped him, for he cut me heavily an instant afterwards, and in the same instant I caught the hand with which he held me in my mouth, between my teeth, and bit it through. It sets my teeth on edge to think of it.
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How well I recollect, when I became quiet, what an unnatural stillness seemed to reign through the whole house! How well I remember, when my smart and passion began to cool, how wicked I began to feel!
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "what an unnatural stillness seemed to reign through the whole house" is an object of "recollect and "how wicked I began to feel" is an object of "remember."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He lives with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house.
.......................
He[stepfather] had my head as in a vice, but I twined round him somehow, and stopped him for a moment, entreating him not to beat me. It was only for a moment that I stopped him, for he cut me heavily an instant afterwards, and in the same instant I caught the hand with which he held me in my mouth, between my teeth, and bit it through. It sets my teeth on edge to think of it.
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How well I recollect, when I became quiet, what an unnatural stillness seemed to reign through the whole house! How well I remember, when my smart and passion began to cool, how wicked I began to feel!
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "what an unnatural stillness seemed to reign through the whole house" is an object of "recollect and "how wicked I began to feel" is an object of "remember."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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" Yes and yes, though "complement" might be a better description than "object" as many grammarians nowadays think of objects as noun phrases, not full clauses. CJ
- " Yes and yes, though "complement" might be a better description than "object" as many grammarians nowadays think of objects as noun phrases, not full clauses.
- CJ
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "what an unnatural stillness seemed to reign through the whole house" is an object of "recollect and "how wicked I began to feel" is an object of "remember."Yes and yes, though "complement" might be a better description than "object" as many grammarians nowadays think of objects as noun phrases, not full clauses.
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