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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The protagonist recalls his childhood.
He and Peggotty, the only maid of his house came to Yarmouth, her hometown and visited her brother's house, which is a boat remodeled to live in.
I was very sensible of my entertainer's goodness, and listened to the woman's going to bed in another little crib like mine at the opposite end of the boat, and to him and Ham hanging up two hammocks for themselves on the hooks I had noticed in the roof, in a very luxurious state of mind, enhanced by my being sleepy. As slumber gradually stole upon me, I heard the wind howling out at sea and coming on across the flat so fiercely, that I had a lazy apprehension of the great deep rising in the night. But I bethought myself that I was in a boat, after all, and that a man like Mr. Peggotty was not a bad person to have on board if anything did happen.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "in a very luxurious state of mind" modifies "listened to" and "enhanced" modifies "state."
And I'd like to know what "have on board" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He and Peggotty, the only maid of his house came to Yarmouth, her hometown and visited her brother's house, which is a boat remodeled to live in.
I was very sensible of my entertainer's goodness, and listened to the woman's going to bed in another little crib like mine at the opposite end of the boat, and to him and Ham hanging up two hammocks for themselves on the hooks I had noticed in the roof, in a very luxurious state of mind, enhanced by my being sleepy. As slumber gradually stole upon me, I heard the wind howling out at sea and coming on across the flat so fiercely, that I had a lazy apprehension of the great deep rising in the night. But I bethought myself that I was in a boat, after all, and that a man like Mr. Peggotty was not a bad person to have on board if anything did happen.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "in a very luxurious state of mind" modifies "listened to" and "enhanced" modifies "state."
And I'd like to know what "have on board" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" Yes and yes. park sang joon And I'd like to know what "have on board" means. be on the boat We tend to use "be on board" when we are on a boat or on a plane or on a bus.
- " Yes and yes.
- park sang joon And I'd like to know what "have on board" means.
- be on the boat We tend to use "be on board" when we are on a boat or on a plane or on a bus.
- Everyone ran to meet the ship which was just arriving at Pier 53.
- There must have been some important person on board.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "in a very luxurious state of mind" modifies "listened to" and "enhanced" modifies "state."Yes and yes.
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know what "have on board" means.be on the boat
We tend to use "be on board" when we are on a boat or on a plane or on a bus.
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for another very helpful answer from you.
I was wondering if I can say "have on board" in lieu of "be on board" in present time, not in 18th century.
I was wondering if I can say "have on board" in lieu of "be on board" in present time, not in 18th century.
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park sang joonI was wondering if I can say "have on board" in lieu of "be on board" in present time, not in 18th century.Ah. I see a possible problem here.
You can do both in modern English. The meaning of 'have' in that expression in that context is the same in both centuries.
to have someone somewhere ~ to be assured that someone is pres
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Thank you, Mr.Jim for your continuing support and making clear the difference. 
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