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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The analyses of a text #2
The narrator recalls his childhood, now of his early time in Salem House, the boarding school near London.
He has a feast with his roommates in his dorm room at night.
Traddler is his one of his roommates.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg had preached (Traddler's father, according to Traddles, had positively heard him) and had frightened women into fits by raving about a Pit he said he saw, with I don't know how many thousands of billions and trillions of pretty babies born for no other purpose than to be cast into it.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know what the underlined clause means; I don't know what "fits" and "a Pit" means here.
And I'd like to know if "it" is omitted after "with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He has a feast with his roommates in his dorm room at night.
Traddler is his one of his roommates.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg had preached (Traddler's father, according to Traddles, had positively heard him) and had frightened women into fits by raving about a Pit he said he saw, with I don't know how many thousands of billions and trillions of pretty babies born for no other purpose than to be cast into it.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know what the underlined clause means; I don't know what "fits" and "a Pit" means here.
And I'd like to know if "it" is omitted after "with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
a fit a sudden seizure, often brought on by fright, religious hysteria, etc. (See your dictionary). in the ground.
- a fit a sudden seizure, often brought on by fright, religious hysteria, etc.
- (See your dictionary).
- in the ground.
- In Christianity, **** is often spoken of as a pit.
- with here is very similar to 'and'.
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a fit a sudden seizure, often brought on by fright, religious hysteria, etc. (See your dictionary).
a pit A very big hole.in the ground. In Christianity, **** is often spoken of as a pit.
with here is very similar to 'and'. No 'it' has been omited.
a pit A very big hole.in the ground. In Christianity, **** is often spoken of as a pit.
with here is very similar to 'and'. No 'it' has been omited.
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Thank you, Clive, for another so very kind answer from you. 
I was wondering if the usage of "with" is common in the present.
I was wondering if the usage of "with" is common in the present.
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I wouldn't call it unusual. To me, it adds a casual and somewhat imprecise tone.
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