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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #4
The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
His grand aunt and her best friend came to London after her going bankrupt.
He encountered his best friend Agnes, who came to London to meet his grand aunt, came to his apartment with her.
After a while, Agnes' father, a local lawyer, Mr. Wickfield and his partner, Uriah Heap who had been his clerk, came to.
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The red fox made him say all this, I knew, to exhibit him to me in the light he had indicated on the night when he poisoned my rest. I saw the same ill-favoured smile upon his face again, and saw how he watched me.
'You are not going, papa?' said Agnes, anxiously. 'Will you not walk back with Trotwood and me?'
He would have looked to Uriah, I believe, before replying, if that worthy had not anticipated him.
'I am bespoke myself,' said Uriah, 'on business; otherwise I should have been appy to have kept with my friends. But I leave my partner to represent the firm. Miss Agnes, ever yours! I wish you good-day, Master Copperfield, and leave my umble respects for Miss Betsey Trotwood.'
With those words, he retired, kissing his great hand, and leering at us like a mask.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "if that worthy had not anticipated him."
2. I'd like to know what "I am bespoke myself" means.
3. I'd like to know if "my friends" indicates the protagonist and so forth.
4. And I'd like to know what "ever yours" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
His grand aunt and her best friend came to London after her going bankrupt.
He encountered his best friend Agnes, who came to London to meet his grand aunt, came to his apartment with her.
After a while, Agnes' father, a local lawyer, Mr. Wickfield and his partner, Uriah Heap who had been his clerk, came to.
................................
The red fox made him say all this, I knew, to exhibit him to me in the light he had indicated on the night when he poisoned my rest. I saw the same ill-favoured smile upon his face again, and saw how he watched me.
'You are not going, papa?' said Agnes, anxiously. 'Will you not walk back with Trotwood and me?'
He would have looked to Uriah, I believe, before replying, if that worthy had not anticipated him.
'I am bespoke myself,' said Uriah, 'on business; otherwise I should have been appy to have kept with my friends. But I leave my partner to represent the firm. Miss Agnes, ever yours! I wish you good-day, Master Copperfield, and leave my umble respects for Miss Betsey Trotwood.'
With those words, he retired, kissing his great hand, and leering at us like a mask.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "if that worthy had not anticipated him."
2. I'd like to know what "I am bespoke myself" means.
3. I'd like to know if "my friends" indicates the protagonist and so forth.
4. And I'd like to know what "ever yours" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon 1. I'd like to know what "if that worthy had not anticipated him" means . If Uriah had not thought of it first.
- park sang joon 1.
- I'd like to know what "if that worthy had not anticipated him" means .
- If Uriah had not thought of it first.
- He calls Uriah "worthy" when he means the opposite.
- He is speaking sarcastically.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know what "if that worthy had not anticipated him" means.If Uriah had not thought of it first. He calls Uriah "worthy" when he means the opposite. He is speaking sarcastically.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know what "I am bespoke myself" means.I have other
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