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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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He now lives with his step father Mr. Murdstone and his sister Miss Murdstone in his late father's mansion.
Mr. Murdstone tell him to work for his own living for his friend Mr. Quinion at London.
"Mr. Quinion suggests that it gives employment to some other boys, and that he sees no reason why it sholdn't, on the same terms, give employment to you."
"He having," Mr. Quinion observed in a low voice, and half turning round, "no other prospect, Murdstone."
Mr. Murdstone, with an impatient, even an angry gesture, resumed, without noticing what he had said:
"Those terms are, that you will earn enough for yourself to provide for your eating and drikinking, and pocket-money. Your lodging (which I have arranged for) will be paid by me. So will your washing."
"Which will be kept down to my estimate," said his sister.
"Your clothes will be looked after for you, too," said Mr. Murdstone, "as you will not be able, yet awhile, to get them for yourself. So your are now going to London, David, with Mr. Quinion, to begin the world on your own account."
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know "is" omitted before "having."
And I'd like to know what "yet awhile" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Mr. Murdstone tell him to work for his own living for his friend Mr. Quinion at London.
"Mr. Quinion suggests that it gives employment to some other boys, and that he sees no reason why it sholdn't, on the same terms, give employment to you."
"He having," Mr. Quinion observed in a low voice, and half turning round, "no other prospect, Murdstone."
Mr. Murdstone, with an impatient, even an angry gesture, resumed, without noticing what he had said:
"Those terms are, that you will earn enough for yourself to provide for your eating and drikinking, and pocket-money. Your lodging (which I have arranged for) will be paid by me. So will your washing."
"Which will be kept down to my estimate," said his sister.
"Your clothes will be looked after for you, too," said Mr. Murdstone, "as you will not be able, yet awhile, to get them for yourself. So your are now going to London, David, with Mr. Quinion, to begin the world on your own account."
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know "is" omitted before "having."
And I'd like to know what "yet awhile" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" No (we don't use the progressive tenses of "have" in the sense of "possess"). "He having no other prospect" is a follow-on from the previous sentence; formally, it is not a grammatically complete sentence by itself. e.
- " No (we don't use the progressive tenses of "have" in the sense of "possess").
- "He having no other prospect" is a follow-on from the previous sentence; formally, it is not a grammatically complete sentence by itself.
- e.
- he is expected to be able to get his own clothes at some time in the future, but cannot do so yet.
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park sang joonI'd like to know "is" omitted before "having."No (we don't use the progressive tenses of "have" in the sense of "possess"). "He having no other prospect" is a follow-on from the previous sentence; formally, it is not a grammatically complete sentence by itself.
"yet awhile" means "for a while yet", i.e. he is expected to be able to get
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Thank you, GPY, for yet another so very helpful answer from you.
Then, I'd like to know if "He having no other prospect" is an a
Then, I'd like to know if "He having no other prospect" is an a
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know if "He having no other prospect" is an absolute phrase.Yes.
park sang joonIf so, I'd like to know we can use an absolute phrase in lieu of a sentence during a conversation.Everything depends on context.
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