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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The protagonist recalls his childhood.
I think "Brooks of Sheffileld" indicates the narrator.
He is now with the friends of his mother's acquaintance Mr. Murdstone in a hotel room.
There was more laughter at his, and Mr. Quinion said he would ring the bell for some sherry in which to drink to Brooks. This he did, and, when the wine came, he mad me have a little, with a biscuit, and, before I drank it, stand up and say, "Confusion to Brooks of Sheffeld!" The toast was received with grate applause, and such hearty laughter that made me laugh too, at which they laughed the more. In short, we quite enjoyed ourselves.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know why it is "Confusion to Brooks of Sheffeld!", not "To Confusion of Brooks of Sheffeld!"
And I'd like to know "such hearty laughter" is an object of "received with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
I think "Brooks of Sheffileld" indicates the narrator.
He is now with the friends of his mother's acquaintance Mr. Murdstone in a hotel room.
There was more laughter at his, and Mr. Quinion said he would ring the bell for some sherry in which to drink to Brooks. This he did, and, when the wine came, he mad me have a little, with a biscuit, and, before I drank it, stand up and say, "Confusion to Brooks of Sheffeld!" The toast was received with grate applause, and such hearty laughter that made me laugh too, at which they laughed the more. In short, we quite enjoyed ourselves.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know why it is "Confusion to Brooks of Sheffeld!", not "To Confusion of Brooks of Sheffeld!"
And I'd like to know "such hearty laughter" is an object of "received with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" In those days 'confusion' meant misfortune or bad luck. They were wishing misfortune upon Brooks. " Both 'great applause' and 'hearty laughter' are objects of the preposition 'with'.
- " In those days 'confusion' meant misfortune or bad luck.
- They were wishing misfortune upon Brooks.
- " Both 'great applause' and 'hearty laughter' are objects of the preposition 'with'.
- In modern English we don't put a comma between two objects like that.
- CJ
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park sang joonI'd like to know why it is "Confusion to Brooks of Sheffeld!"In those days 'confusion' meant misfortune or bad luck. They were wishing misfortune upon Brooks.
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know "such hearty laughter" is an object of "received with."Both 'great applause' and 'hearty laughter' are objects of t
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