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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He came to the Court for the first time to meet his old friend Traddles after his three years long journey, during which Traddles was married to Sophy.
Though the narator don't know, Sophy's sisters live with the Traddles in the Court for a while.
My love, will you fetch the girls?'
Sophy tripped away, and we heard her received in the adjoining room with a peal of laughter.
'Really musical, isn't it, my dear Copperfield?' said Traddles. 'It's very agreeable to hear. It quite lights up these old rooms. To an unfortunate bachelor of a fellow who has lived alone all his life, you know, it's positively delicious. It's charming. Poor things, they have had a great loss in Sophy - who, I do assure you, Copperfield is, and ever was, the dearest girl! - and it gratifies me beyond expression to find them in such good spirits. The society of girls is a very delightful thing, Copperfield. It's not professional, but it's very delightful.'
Observing that he slightly faltered, and comprehending that in the goodness of his heart he was fearful of giving me some pain by what he had said, I expressed my concurrence with a heartiness that evidently relieved and pleased him greatly.
'But then,' said Traddles, 'our domestic arrangements are, to say the truth, quite unprofessional altogether, my dear Copperfield. Even Sophy's being here, is unprofessional. And we have no other place of abode. We have put to sea in a cockboat, but we are quite prepared to rough it. And Sophy's an extraordinary manager! You'll be surprised how those girls are stowed away. I am sure I hardly know how it's done!'
'Are many of the young ladies with you?' I inquired.
'The eldest, the Beauty is here,' said Traddles, in a low confidential voice, 'Caroline. And Sarah's here - the one I mentioned to you as having something the matter with her spine, you know. Immensely better! And the two youngest that Sophy educated are with us. And Louisa's here.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I think an bachelor is in apposition to a fellow.
So I was wondering if I can replace "of" with a comma.
2. I'd like to know what "loss in Sophy" means.
3. I'd like to know why it is "of," not "for."
4. And I'd like to know what "immensely better!" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He came to the Court for the first time to meet his old friend Traddles after his three years long journey, during which Traddles was married to Sophy.
Though the narator don't know, Sophy's sisters live with the Traddles in the Court for a while.
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.................................My love, will you fetch the girls?'
Sophy tripped away, and we heard her received in the adjoining room with a peal of laughter.
'Really musical, isn't it, my dear Copperfield?' said Traddles. 'It's very agreeable to hear. It quite lights up these old rooms. To an unfortunate bachelor of a fellow who has lived alone all his life, you know, it's positively delicious. It's charming. Poor things, they have had a great loss in Sophy - who, I do assure you, Copperfield is, and ever was, the dearest girl! - and it gratifies me beyond expression to find them in such good spirits. The society of girls is a very delightful thing, Copperfield. It's not professional, but it's very delightful.'
Observing that he slightly faltered, and comprehending that in the goodness of his heart he was fearful of giving me some pain by what he had said, I expressed my concurrence with a heartiness that evidently relieved and pleased him greatly.
'But then,' said Traddles, 'our domestic arrangements are, to say the truth, quite unprofessional altogether, my dear Copperfield. Even Sophy's being here, is unprofessional. And we have no other place of abode. We have put to sea in a cockboat, but we are quite prepared to rough it. And Sophy's an extraordinary manager! You'll be surprised how those girls are stowed away. I am sure I hardly know how it's done!'
'Are many of the young ladies with you?' I inquired.
'The eldest, the Beauty is here,' said Traddles, in a low confidential voice, 'Caroline. And Sarah's here - the one I mentioned to you as having something the matter with her spine, you know. Immensely better! And the two youngest that Sophy educated are with us. And Louisa's here.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I think an bachelor is in apposition to a fellow.
So I was wondering if I can replace "of" with a comma.
2. I'd like to know what "loss in Sophy" means.
3. I'd like to know why it is "of," not "for."
4. And I'd like to know what "immensely better!" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon 1. So I was wondering if I can replace "of" with a comma. Not exactly in apposition.
- park sang joon 1.
- So I was wondering if I can replace "of" with a comma.
- Not exactly in apposition.
- This is an idiomatic turn of phrase by which X in the expression "an X of a Y" is used as a way of describing Y in terms of X.
- It's quite restricted in its use.
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park sang joon1. I think an bachelor is in apposition to a fellow.So I was wondering if I can replace "of" with a comma.Not exactly in apposition. This is an idiomatic turn of phrase by which X in the expression "an X of a Y" is used as a way of describing Y in terms of X. It's quite restricted in its use. I rarely hear it.
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