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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The analyses of a text #3
The narrator recalls his childhood.
He was forced to work for his own living for Mr. Murdstone's friend Mr. Quinion at London by his stepfather Mr. Murdstone.
When the protagonist started to run away to his grand aunt Miss Betsey, he was robbed his money and box by a porter and then he abandoned pursuing him after a long distance pursuit.
Now he intends to sell his cloth for travel expenses.
"What do you call a price, now for this here little weskit?"
"Oh, you know best, sir," I returned, modestly.
"I can't be buyer and seller too," said Mr. Dolloby. "Put a price on this here little weskit."
"Would eighteenpence be?"?I hinted after some hesitation.
Mr. Dolloby rolled it up again, and gave it me back. "I should rob my family," he said, "if I was to offer ninepence for it."
This was a disagreeable way of putting the business, because it imposed upon me, a perfect stranger, the unpleasantness of asking Mr. Dolloby to rob his family on my account.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if what role "here" plays here.
2. I'd like to know why "it" is omitted after "would."
3. And I'd like to know if "me" is in apposition to "a perfect stranger."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He was forced to work for his own living for Mr. Murdstone's friend Mr. Quinion at London by his stepfather Mr. Murdstone.
When the protagonist started to run away to his grand aunt Miss Betsey, he was robbed his money and box by a porter and then he abandoned pursuing him after a long distance pursuit.
Now he intends to sell his cloth for travel expenses.
"What do you call a price, now for this here little weskit?"
"Oh, you know best, sir," I returned, modestly.
"I can't be buyer and seller too," said Mr. Dolloby. "Put a price on this here little weskit."
"Would eighteenpence be?"?I hinted after some hesitation.
Mr. Dolloby rolled it up again, and gave it me back. "I should rob my family," he said, "if I was to offer ninepence for it."
This was a disagreeable way of putting the business, because it imposed upon me, a perfect stranger, the unpleasantness of asking Mr. Dolloby to rob his family on my account.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if what role "here" plays here.
2. I'd like to know why "it" is omitted after "would."
3. And I'd like to know if "me" is in apposition to "a perfect stranger."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1. "this here" is a colloquial expression for "this". 2.
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- "this here" is a colloquial expression for "this".
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- This is not an obvious response, at least not in modern English.
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1. "this here" is a colloquial expression for "this".
2. This is not an obvious response, at least not in modern English. It seems to mean "Would eighteenpence be the price?", or possibly it is unfinished for something like "Would eighteenpence be all right?".
3. Yes.
2. This is not an obvious response, at least not in modern English. It seems to mean "Would eighteenpence be the price?", or possibly it is unfinished for something like "Would eighteenpence be all right?".
3. Yes.
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