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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #2
The protagonist, Philip, who was born with a club foot, moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
He goes to King's School at Tercanbury, where Mr. Perkins is the head master, is expected to go to Oxford to be ordained after graduation.
He wants to drop out of the school.
He talks to his aunt.
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"What are you going to be, Philip?" asked Mrs. Carey.
"I don't know. I've not made up my mind. But whatever I am, it'll be useful to foreign languages. I shall get far more out of a year in Germany than by staying on at that hole."
He would not say that he felt Oxford would be little better than a continuation of his life at school. He wished immensely to be his own master. Besides he would be known to a certain extent among old schoolfellows, and he wanted to get away from them all. He that his life at school had been a failure. He wanted to start fresh.
It happened that his desire to go to Germany fell in with certain ideas which had been of late discussed at Blackstable. Sometimes friends came to stay with the doctor and brought news of the world outside; and the visitors spending August by the sea had their own way of looking at things. The Vicar had heard that there were people who did not think the old-fashioned education so useful nowadays as it had been in the past, and modern languages were gaining an importance which they had not had in his own youth. His own mind was divided, for a younger brother of his had been sent to Germany when he failed in some examination, thus creating a precedent but since he had there died of typhoid it was impossible to look upon the experiment as other than dangerous. The result of innumerable conversations was that Philip should go back to Tercanbury for another term, and then should leave. With this agreement Philip was not dissatisfied. But when he had been back a few days the headmaster spoke to
him.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if "out of" means "by."
2. I'd like to know if "the visitors" refers to "some of students."
3. And I'd like to know if "ago" is omitted after "a few days."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He goes to King's School at Tercanbury, where Mr. Perkins is the head master, is expected to go to Oxford to be ordained after graduation.
He wants to drop out of the school.
He talks to his aunt.
...........................
"What are you going to be, Philip?" asked Mrs. Carey.
"I don't know. I've not made up my mind. But whatever I am, it'll be useful to foreign languages. I shall get far more out of a year in Germany than by staying on at that hole."
He would not say that he felt Oxford would be little better than a continuation of his life at school. He wished immensely to be his own master. Besides he would be known to a certain extent among old schoolfellows, and he wanted to get away from them all. He that his life at school had been a failure. He wanted to start fresh.
It happened that his desire to go to Germany fell in with certain ideas which had been of late discussed at Blackstable. Sometimes friends came to stay with the doctor and brought news of the world outside; and the visitors spending August by the sea had their own way of looking at things. The Vicar had heard that there were people who did not think the old-fashioned education so useful nowadays as it had been in the past, and modern languages were gaining an importance which they had not had in his own youth. His own mind was divided, for a younger brother of his had been sent to Germany when he failed in some examination, thus creating a precedent but since he had there died of typhoid it was impossible to look upon the experiment as other than dangerous. The result of innumerable conversations was that Philip should go back to Tercanbury for another term, and then should leave. With this agreement Philip was not dissatisfied. But when he had been back a few days the headmaster spoke to
him.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if "out of" means "by."
2. I'd like to know if "the visitors" refers to "some of students."
3. And I'd like to know if "ago" is omitted after "a few days."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1) get something out of X means 'derive some benefit from X'. 2) No. We are not told who the visitors are.
- 1) get something out of X means 'derive some benefit from X'.
- 2) No.
- We are not told who the visitors are.
- 3) No.
- for a few days
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1) get something out of X means 'derive some benefit from X'.
2) No. We are not told who the visitors are.
3) No. for a few days
2) No. We are not told who the visitors are.
3) No. for a few days
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Thank you, Clive, for another So Very kind answer from you.
3. I was also wondering if it is grammatical to use the past perfect tense with "when."
3. I was also wondering if it is grammatical to use the past perfect tense with "when."
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Thank you, Clive, for your continuing support. 
To my regret, I don't think it is as interesting as I expected.
To my regret, I don't think it is as interesting as I expected.
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