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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 encountered his old nurse Peggoty's elder brother Mr. Peggotty, who was searching for his niece who ran away, on they way home after work.
They came in a pub.
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'I found out an English gen'leman as was in authority,' said Mr. Peggotty, 'and told him I was a-going to seek my niece. He got me them papers as I wanted fur to carry me through - I doen't rightly know how they're called - and he would have give me money, but that I was thankful to have no need on. I thank him kind, for all he done, I'm sure! "I've wrote afore you," he says to me, "and I shall speak to many as will come that way, and many will know you, fur distant from here, when you're a-travelling alone." I told him, best as I was able, what my gratitoode was, and went away through France.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know "money" is implied before "on."
2. I'd like to know if "kind" modifies "him."
3. And I'd like to know if "further distant from here" modifies "many."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He encountered his old nurse Peggoty's elder brother Mr. Peggotty, who was searching for his niece who ran away, on they way home after work.
They came in a pub.
....................
'I found out an English gen'leman as was in authority,' said Mr. Peggotty, 'and told him I was a-going to seek my niece. He got me them papers as I wanted fur to carry me through - I doen't rightly know how they're called - and he would have give me money, but that I was thankful to have no need on. I thank him kind, for all he done, I'm sure! "I've wrote afore you," he says to me, "and I shall speak to many as will come that way, and many will know you, fur distant from here, when you're a-travelling alone." I told him, best as I was able, what my gratitoode was, and went away through France.'
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know "money" is implied before "on."
2. I'd like to know if "kind" modifies "him."
3. And I'd like to know if "further distant from here" modifies "many."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " No; it is implied after 'on'. park sang joon 2.
- park sang joon 1.
- " No; it is implied after 'on'.
- park sang joon 2.
- " No.
- 'Kind' means 'kindly'; it modifies 'thank'.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know "money" is implied before "on."No; it is implied after'on'.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know if "kind" modifies "him."No. 'Kind' means 'kindly'; it modifies 'thank'.
park sang joon3. And I'd like to know if "further distant from here" modifies "many."
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for another So very kind answer from you 
No. 'Fur' = for. 'Distant from here' = a p
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park sang joon'm so sorry but I can't figure out what "for." means.'Know someone for' = recognize someone as
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I think "fur distant" is dialect for "far distant", not for "for distant".
I think "for distant ..." would not be preceded by a comma, as you have in this text; nevertheless, in Dickens' writing it's hard to know where to expect a comma.
CJ
I think "for distant ..." would not be preceded by a comma, as you have in this text; nevertheless, in Dickens' writing it's hard to know where to expect a comma.
CJ
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