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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #2
The protagonist, Philip moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
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He read The Origin of Species. It seemed to offer an explanation of much that troubled him. He was like an explorer now who has reasoned that certain natural features must present themselves, and, beating up a broad river, finds here the tributary that he expected, there the fertile, populated plains, and further on the mountains. When some great discovery is made the world is surprised afterwards that it was not accepted at once, and even on those who acknowledge its truth the effect is unimportant. The first readers of The Origin of Species accepted it with their reason; but their emotions, which are the ground of conduct, were untouched. Philip was born a generation after this great book was published, and much that horrified its contemporaries had passed into the feeling of the time, so that he was able to accept it with a joyful heart.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if the subject of "finds" is "certain natural features."
2. I'd like to know if "they finds" is implied before "there the fertile."
3. And I'd like to know if "after this great book was published" modifies "Philip was born a generation" or "a generation."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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He read The Origin of Species. It seemed to offer an explanation of much that troubled him. He was like an explorer now who has reasoned that certain natural features must present themselves, and, beating up a broad river, finds here the tributary that he expected, there the fertile, populated plains, and further on the mountains. When some great discovery is made the world is surprised afterwards that it was not accepted at once, and even on those who acknowledge its truth the effect is unimportant. The first readers of The Origin of Species accepted it with their reason; but their emotions, which are the ground of conduct, were untouched. Philip was born a generation after this great book was published, and much that horrified its contemporaries had passed into the feeling of the time, so that he was able to accept it with a joyful heart.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if the subject of "finds" is "certain natural features."
2. I'd like to know if "they finds" is implied before "there the fertile."
3. And I'd like to know if "after this great book was published" modifies "Philip was born a generation" or "a generation."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if the subject of "finds" is "certain natural features."No. '...Who has reasoned...and finds...'
park sang joon2. I'd like to know if " finds" is implied before "there the fertile."Yes (as I have amended your question).
park sang joon3. And I'd like t
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your So very kind answer. 
and, beating up a broad river, finds here the tributa
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park sang joonAnd I was also wondering what is the subject of "beating up."who, or the explorer:
...an explorer who has reasoned...and, beating up a broad river, finds...
park sang joon3. I think "after this great book was published" is an adjectival clause.So I was wondering how an adjectival clause can modify a noun.
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AnonymousCan you tell me what "much that" means in that text?It is not a collocation.
'Much' = many things, much stuff
'That' = 'which'; it introduces the following clause.
...an explanation of much that troubled him = an explanation of many problems which troubled him.
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Hello.
I mean this sentence
and much that horrified its contemporaries had passed into the feeling of the time,
I mean this sentence
and much that horrified its contemporaries had passed into the feeling of the time,
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AnonymousI mean this sentenceand much that horrified its contemporaries had passed into the feeling of the time,It is precisely the same structure as I have described above.
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There is nothing to 'unpack'. 'Much' means 'many things' and 'that...contemporaries' is a clause modifying 'much'.
'Much' is also the subject of the verb 'had passed'.
'Much' is also the subject of the verb 'had passed'.
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