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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
His grand aunt and her best friend came to London after her going bankrupt.
He came to his old friend Mr. Micawber's house with his bosom friend Traddles, for the Micawbers' farewell party.
Middle-aged Mr. Micawber full of conceit has had bankruptcy twice, now he is going to go to Cathedral town to work as the clerk for a local lawyer.
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'Yes,' said Mr. Micawber. 'He has a remarkable head-voice, and will commence as a chorister. Our residence at Canterbury, and our local connexion, will, no doubt, enable him to take advantage of any vacancy that may arise in the Cathedral corps.'
On looking at Master Micawber again, I saw that he had a certain expression of face, as if his voice were behind his eyebrows; where it presently appeared to be, on his singing us (as an alternative between that and bed) 'The Wood-Pecker tapping'. After many compliments on this performance, we fell into some general conversation; and as I was too full of my desperate intentions to keep my altered circumstances to myself, I made them known to Mr. and Mrs. Micawber. I cannot express how extremely delighted they both were, by the idea of my aunt's being in difficulties; and how comfortable and friendly it made them.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
2. I'd like to know what a word or words is omitted after "be."
3. And I'd like to know why it is "as," not "though."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
His grand aunt and her best friend came to London after her going bankrupt.
He came to his old friend Mr. Micawber's house with his bosom friend Traddles, for the Micawbers' farewell party.
Middle-aged Mr. Micawber full of conceit has had bankruptcy twice, now he is going to go to Cathedral town to work as the clerk for a local lawyer.
...............................
'Yes,' said Mr. Micawber. 'He has a remarkable head-voice, and will commence as a chorister. Our residence at Canterbury, and our local connexion, will, no doubt, enable him to take advantage of any vacancy that may arise in the Cathedral corps.'
On looking at Master Micawber again, I saw that he had a certain expression of face, as if his voice were behind his eyebrows; where it presently appeared to be, on his singing us (as an alternative between that and bed) 'The Wood-Pecker tapping'. After many compliments on this performance, we fell into some general conversation; and as I was too full of my desperate intentions to keep my altered circumstances to myself, I made them known to Mr. and Mrs. Micawber. I cannot express how extremely delighted they both were, by the idea of my aunt's being in difficulties; and how comfortable and friendly it made them.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
2. I'd like to know what a word or words is omitted after "be."
3. And I'd like to know why it is "as," not "though."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1) his voice 2) no 3) 'as' here means 'because'
- 1) his voice 2) no 3) 'as' here means 'because'
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Thank you, Clive, for your very kind answer. 
2. Then I'd like to know "be" means "exist" in "it presently appeared to be."
2. Then I'd like to know "be" means "exist" in "it presently appeared to be."
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park sang joonas if his voice were behind his eyebrows; where it presently appeared to be,where = behind his eyebrows.
His voice (it) presently appeared to be [there = behind his eyebrows].
park sang joon"as," not "though."The author is commenting on the human foible that just when we want to keep something secr
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