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The narrator recalls his adolescence.He and his friend Steerforth stay at his old nurse's Peggotty's hometown for fortnight.Tonight, He visited at Steerforth's lodging, and then the female dwarf, Steerforth's acquaintance Miss Mowcher visited here.....................................................I never beheld anything approaching to Miss Mowcher's wink, except Miss Mowcher's self-possession. She had a wonderful way too, when listening to what was said to her, or when waiting for an answer to what she had said herself, of pausing with her head cunningly on one side, and one eye turned up like a magpie's. Altogether I was lost in amazement, and sat staring at her, quite oblivious, I am afraid, of the laws of politeness.[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]1. I'd like to know if the participle phrase in blue modifies "pausing."2. I'd like to know if "that" is implied before "one eye."3. And I'd like to know if both "of" phrase and "that" clause in red modifies "way."Thank you in advance for your help.

GPY · Accepted Answer

1. Yes.

2. No, that part is still within the scope of "with":

with [her head cunningly on one side, and one eye turned up like a magpie's]

3. Yes to the first part: "way ... of pausing". There is no "that" clause, so the second part is not applicable.

Anonymous · Answer

1. The words in blue appear to be adverbial in function, modifying the verb "had."

2. The sense is: "...with her head cunningly on one side, and with one eye turned up like a magpie's." That is, there is a "with" implied before "one eye." There is no "that" implied before "one eye." If she had only one eye, then you could say: "...with her head cunningly on one side, and (with) that one eye turned up like a magpie's." But the "that" could not be omitted in such a situation.

3. The words in red appear to have an adjectival function and to modify "way." (As explained in 2, there is no "that" clause in the red words.)

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, GPY, for your so very helpful answer.

2. No, that part is still within the scope of "with":
with [her head cunningly on one side, and one eye turned up like a magpie's]

Then I think "turned up" is transitive.
If so, I'd like to know what "turn up" mans here.

GPY · Answer

"turned up" is adjectival (modifying "one eye").

It is saying that one of her eyes seemed to be looking upwards rather than straight.

GPY · Answer

Anonymous1. The words in blue appear to be adverbial in function, modifying the verb "had."

I think, given the choice, that it is probably the pausing that happened when listening or waiting for an answer, rather than the having of that way. You could say that having that way was a permanent part of her personality. Therefore, I think that the blue words modify "pausing". However, I see it could be debatable.

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joon1. I'd like to know if the participle phrase in blue modifies "pausing."

Yes. It says when she paused, so it's an adverbial of time.

park sang joon2. I'd like to know if "that" is implied before "one eye."

I'd say "that was" rather than "that". "turned up" ~ "inclined"

with her head ... on one side, and [with] one eye [that was] turned up like a magpie's.

park sang joon3. And I'd like to know if both "of" phrase and "that" clause in red modifies "way."

I don't see a that-clause in red, but generally, yes, that's the idea. I think some people might say that the of-phrase is a complement rather than a modifier, however, because it doesn't actually modify so much as it specifies the "way".

CJ

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