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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #1
The protagonist, Philip is interviewing for the job of a shop-walker.
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"Well, I daresay you'll do," he said at last, in a pompous way. "Anyhow I don't mind giving you a trial."
"Thank you very much, sir."
"You can start at once. I'll give you six shillings a week and your keep. Everything found, you know; the six shillings is only pocket money, to do what you like with, paid monthly. Start on Monday. I suppose you've got no cause of complaint with that."
"No, sir."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if why it is "everything," not "everyone."
2. And I'd like to know if "paid monthly" means "and you are paid monthly."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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"Well, I daresay you'll do," he said at last, in a pompous way. "Anyhow I don't mind giving you a trial."
"Thank you very much, sir."
"You can start at once. I'll give you six shillings a week and your keep. Everything found, you know; the six shillings is only pocket money, to do what you like with, paid monthly. Start on Monday. I suppose you've got no cause of complaint with that."
"No, sir."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if why it is "everything," not "everyone."
2. And I'd like to know if "paid monthly" means "and you are paid monthly."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " I don't know. "Everything found" might be an expression which was current at the time this novel was written in Britain, but as an American in a different century, it doesn't mean anything to me.
- park sang joon 1.
- " I don't know.
- "Everything found" might be an expression which was current at the time this novel was written in Britain, but as an American in a different century, it doesn't mean anything to me.
- park sang joon 2.
- " Yes, or, since it modifies "six shillings", "it is paid monthly (to you)".
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if why it is "everything," not "everyone."I don't know. "Everything found" might be an expression which was current at the time this novel was written in Britain, but as an American in a different century, it doesn't mean anything to me.
park sang joon2. And I'd like to know if "paid monthly" means "a
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