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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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Peggotty is the only maid in his house.
I had reached that stage of sleepiness when Peggotty seemed to swell and grow immensely large. I propped my eyelids open with my two forefingers, and looked perseveringly at her as she sat at work, at the little bit wax-candle she kept for her thread?how old it looked, being so wrinkled in all directions!?at the little house with a thatched roof, where the yard-measure lived, at her work-box with a sling lid, with a view of St. Paul's Cathedral (with a pink dome) painted on the top, at the brass thimble on her finger, at herself, whom I thought lovely. I felt so sleepy that I knew if I lost sight of anything, for a moment, I was gone.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know "it" means "wax-candle."
I'd like to know "the little house" means "work-box."
And I'd like to know "if" means "as if."
Thank you in advance for your help.
I had reached that stage of sleepiness when Peggotty seemed to swell and grow immensely large. I propped my eyelids open with my two forefingers, and looked perseveringly at her as she sat at work, at the little bit wax-candle she kept for her thread?how old it looked, being so wrinkled in all directions!?at the little house with a thatched roof, where the yard-measure lived, at her work-box with a sling lid, with a view of St. Paul's Cathedral (with a pink dome) painted on the top, at the brass thimble on her finger, at herself, whom I thought lovely. I felt so sleepy that I knew if I lost sight of anything, for a moment, I was gone.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know "it" means "wax-candle."
I'd like to know "the little house" means "work-box."
And I'd like to know "if" means "as if."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" Yes. " I assume it's some sort of container for the yard-measure, but not the work-box mentioned later in the sentence. " No.
- " Yes.
- " I assume it's some sort of container for the yard-measure, but not the work-box mentioned later in the sentence.
- " No.
- "that" is omitted.
- I knew ( that ) [ if I lost sight of anything, for a moment, I was gone ].
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "it" means "wax-candle."Yes.
park sang joonI'd like to know if "the little house" means "work-box."I assume it's some sort of container for the yard-measure, but not the work-box mentioned later in the se
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Thank you, Mr.Jim for another very helpful answer from you. 
Then, I was wondering whether or not he was nodding
Then, I was wondering whether or not he was nodding
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park sang joonI was wondering whether or not he was nodding off.Yes. He was falling asleep.
CJ
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