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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The protagonist, Philip, who was born with a club foot, moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey after his mother's death.
He stays at a boarding school.
The following is the explanation about King's School at Tercanbury.
Chapter nominated Tom Perkins, the son of Perkins the linendraper as a successor of Dr. Fleming, the headmaster of King's School at Tercanbury.
Dr. Fleming invited Tom Pekins and the masters to luncheon.
Here "he" refers to Tom Pekins.
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When he bade them good-bye, one of the masters, for something to say, remarked that he was allowing himself plenty of time to catch his train.
"I want to go round and have a look at the shop," he answered cheerfully.
There was a distinct embarrassment. They wondered that he could be so tactless, and to make it worse Dr. Fleming had not heard what he said. His wife shouted it in his ear. "He wants to go round and look at his father's old shop." Only Tom Perkins was unconscious of the humiliation which the whole party felt. He turned to Mrs. Fleming.
"Who's got it now, d'you know?"
She could hardly answer. She was very angry.
"It's still a linendraper's," she said bitterly. "Grove is the name. We don't deal there any more."
"I wonder if he'd let me go over the house."
"I expect he would if you explain who you are."
It was not till the end of dinner that evening that any reference was made in the common-room to the subject that was in all their minds.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know what "for something to say." means.
2. I'd like to know why it is "any reference was made to the subject," not "any reference was made of the subject."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He stays at a boarding school.
The following is the explanation about King's School at Tercanbury.
Chapter nominated Tom Perkins, the son of Perkins the linendraper as a successor of Dr. Fleming, the headmaster of King's School at Tercanbury.
Dr. Fleming invited Tom Pekins and the masters to luncheon.
Here "he" refers to Tom Pekins.
...........................
When he bade them good-bye, one of the masters, for something to say, remarked that he was allowing himself plenty of time to catch his train.
"I want to go round and have a look at the shop," he answered cheerfully.
There was a distinct embarrassment. They wondered that he could be so tactless, and to make it worse Dr. Fleming had not heard what he said. His wife shouted it in his ear. "He wants to go round and look at his father's old shop." Only Tom Perkins was unconscious of the humiliation which the whole party felt. He turned to Mrs. Fleming.
"Who's got it now, d'you know?"
She could hardly answer. She was very angry.
"It's still a linendraper's," she said bitterly. "Grove is the name. We don't deal there any more."
"I wonder if he'd let me go over the house."
"I expect he would if you explain who you are."
It was not till the end of dinner that evening that any reference was made in the common-room to the subject that was in all their minds.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know what "for something to say." means.
2. I'd like to know why it is "any reference was made to the subject," not "any reference was made of the subject."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon . " means. It means that he just wanted to make conversation, though he had nothing important to say; he just wanted to make small talk.
- park sang joon .
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- It means that he just wanted to make conversation, though he had nothing important to say; he just wanted to make small talk.
- park sang joon 2.
- ' We don't use 'of' there.
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park sang joon. I'd like to know what "for something to say." means.It means that he just wanted to make conversation, though he had nothing important to say; he just wanted to make small talk.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know why it is "any reference was made to the subject," not "any reference was made of the subject."B
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your so very helpful answer. 
2. And I'd also like to know "to say" modifies "something."
2. And I'd also like to know "to say" modifies "something."
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