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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.
His best friend Steerforth just now barged into his apartment.
He came from the fishing village Yarmouth.
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I noticed, I remember, as he paused, looking at me with his handsome head a little thrown back, and his glass raised in his hand, that, though the freshness of the sea-wind was on his face, and it was ruddy, there were traces in it, made since I last saw it, as if he had applied himself to some habitual strain of the fervent energy which, when roused, was so passionately roused within him. I had it in my thoughts to remonstrate with him upon his desperate way of pursuing any fancy that he took - such as this buffeting of rough seas, and braving of hard weather, for example - when my mind glanced off to the immediate subject of our conversation again, and pursued that instead.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I think the main clause "there were traces" should be contrasted with the concessive clause in blue.
1. So I was wondering what "traces" means here.
2. I'd like to know what is the subject of "made as if."
3. And I'd like to know what "glance off to" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
His best friend Steerforth just now barged into his apartment.
He came from the fishing village Yarmouth.
....................................
I noticed, I remember, as he paused, looking at me with his handsome head a little thrown back, and his glass raised in his hand, that, though the freshness of the sea-wind was on his face, and it was ruddy, there were traces in it, made since I last saw it, as if he had applied himself to some habitual strain of the fervent energy which, when roused, was so passionately roused within him. I had it in my thoughts to remonstrate with him upon his desperate way of pursuing any fancy that he took - such as this buffeting of rough seas, and braving of hard weather, for example - when my mind glanced off to the immediate subject of our conversation again, and pursued that instead.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I think the main clause "there were traces" should be contrasted with the concessive clause in blue.
1. So I was wondering what "traces" means here.
2. I'd like to know what is the subject of "made as if."
3. And I'd like to know what "glance off to" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1. com/us/definition/american_english/trace ) 2. "made" is a past participle, not an active verb as you may be thinking.
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- com/us/definition/american_english/trace ) 2.
- "made" is a past participle, not an active verb as you may be thinking.
- The traces had been made since the narrator last saw his companion.
- I do not see "as if" as directly linking to "made" in the way your question suggests.
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1. trace: a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/trace)
2. "made" is a past participle, not an active verb as you may be thinking. The traces had been made since t
2. "made" is a past participle, not an active verb as you may be thinking. The traces had been made since t
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