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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
His old nurse Peggotty's niece Emily fled away his best friend Steerforth, leaving behind his fiance, cousin Ham and was dumped by Steerforth.
Emily is going to emigrate to Australasia with her uncle Mr. Peggotty.
Ham asked the narrator to relay his feeling about Emily to her for him.
So the narrator wrote the letter for the purpose, gave it to Mr. Peggotty to deliver it to her, and then Mr. Peggotty took the reply from her.
'I am thinking,' said I, 'that I'll go down again to Yarmouth. There's time, and to spare, for me to go and come back before the ship sails. My mind is constantly running on him, in his solitude; to put this letter of her writing in his hand at this time, and to enable you to tell her, in the moment of parting, that he has got it, will be a kindness to both of them. I solemnly accepted his commission, dear good fellow, and cannot discharge it too completely. The journey is nothing to me. I am restless, and shall be better in motion. I'll go down tonight.'
Though he anxiously endeavoured to dissuade me, I saw that he was of my mind; and this, if I had required to be confirmed in my intention, would have had the effect. He went round to the coach office, at my request, and took the box-seat for me on the mail. In the evening I started, by that conveyance, down the road I had traversed under so many vicissitudes.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know why there is "and" before "to spare."
2. I'd like to know what "to spare" means
3. I'd like to know why it is "running on," not "running to."
4. And I'd like to know if "it" is omitted before "to be confirmed."
Thank you in advance for your help.
His old nurse Peggotty's niece Emily fled away his best friend Steerforth, leaving behind his fiance, cousin Ham and was dumped by Steerforth.
Emily is going to emigrate to Australasia with her uncle Mr. Peggotty.
Ham asked the narrator to relay his feeling about Emily to her for him.
So the narrator wrote the letter for the purpose, gave it to Mr. Peggotty to deliver it to her, and then Mr. Peggotty took the reply from her.
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.................................'I am thinking,' said I, 'that I'll go down again to Yarmouth. There's time, and to spare, for me to go and come back before the ship sails. My mind is constantly running on him, in his solitude; to put this letter of her writing in his hand at this time, and to enable you to tell her, in the moment of parting, that he has got it, will be a kindness to both of them. I solemnly accepted his commission, dear good fellow, and cannot discharge it too completely. The journey is nothing to me. I am restless, and shall be better in motion. I'll go down tonight.'
Though he anxiously endeavoured to dissuade me, I saw that he was of my mind; and this, if I had required to be confirmed in my intention, would have had the effect. He went round to the coach office, at my request, and took the box-seat for me on the mail. In the evening I started, by that conveyance, down the road I had traversed under so many vicissitudes.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know why there is "and" before "to spare."
2. I'd like to know what "to spare" means
3. I'd like to know why it is "running on," not "running to."
4. And I'd like to know if "it" is omitted before "to be confirmed."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know why there is "and" before "to spare."There is time (and, in fact, more than enough time) for me to go ...
2. I'd like to know what "to spare" means
park sang joon3. I'd like to know why it is "running on," not "running to."on ~ on the subject of ~ on the topic of
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1/2. It means "There's time, and time to spare, ...". "time to spare" means more than enough time.
3. I understand "My mind is constantly running on him" to mean "I am constantly thinking about him". However, it is not an expression that I am familiar with. It may be no longer current.
4. No, "If I had required to be confirmed in my intention" means "If I had required anyone to c
3. I understand "My mind is constantly running on him" to mean "I am constantly thinking about him". However, it is not an expression that I am familiar with. It may be no longer current.
4. No, "If I had required to be confirmed in my intention" means "If I had required anyone to c
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Thank you, CalifJim and GPY, for your so very helpful answers. 
1. Then I'd like to know what "and" before "to spare" exact
1. Then I'd like to know what "and" before "to spare" exact
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know what "and" before "to spare" exactly means."and" exactly means "and"!
My previous answer: There is time (and, in fact, more than enough time) for me to go ...
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Thank you, CalifJim, for your continuing support.
And I'd like to know if "for me to go and come back before the ship sails" mo
And I'd like to know if "for me to go and come back before the ship sails" mo
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park sang joon And I'd like to know if "for me to go and come back before the ship sails" modifies "spare."No, it modifies "time".
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