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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #2
The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He visited his old friend Traddles' place for the first time, and there met his old friend Mr. Micawber as Traddles' land lord who had been debtor quite a while.
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'You find us, Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, with one eye on Traddles, 'at present established, on what may be designated as a small and unassuming scale; but, you are aware that I have, in the course of my career, surmounted difficulties, and conquered obstacles. You are no stranger to the fact, that there have been periods of my life, when it has been requisite that I should pause, until certain expected events should turn up; when it has been necessary that I should fall back, before making what I trust I shall not be accused of presumption in terming - a spring. The present is one of those momentous stages in the life of man. You find me, fallen back, FOR a spring; and I have every reason to believe that a vigorous leap will shortly be the result.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "what" is an object of "terming."
2. I'd like to know if "I trust" is a parenthesis.
3. And I'd like to know what "presumption in terming something."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He visited his old friend Traddles' place for the first time, and there met his old friend Mr. Micawber as Traddles' land lord who had been debtor quite a while.
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'You find us, Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, with one eye on Traddles, 'at present established, on what may be designated as a small and unassuming scale; but, you are aware that I have, in the course of my career, surmounted difficulties, and conquered obstacles. You are no stranger to the fact, that there have been periods of my life, when it has been requisite that I should pause, until certain expected events should turn up; when it has been necessary that I should fall back, before making what I trust I shall not be accused of presumption in terming - a spring. The present is one of those momentous stages in the life of man. You find me, fallen back, FOR a spring; and I have every reason to believe that a vigorous leap will shortly be the result.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "what" is an object of "terming."
2. I'd like to know if "I trust" is a parenthesis.
3. And I'd like to know what "presumption in terming something."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1. Yes. 2.
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- Yes.
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- No, not really in this case.
- 3.
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1. Yes.
2. No, not really in this case.
3. A "presumption in terming something" is the use of a term (in this case "spring") to describe something, based on a presumption (implied here to be a somewhat unwarranted one) about what that something is or will turn out to be.
2. No, not really in this case.
3. A "presumption in terming something" is the use of a term (in this case "spring") to describe something, based on a presumption (implied here to be a somewhat unwarranted one) about what that something is or will turn out to be.
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