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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.
He and Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora fell in love with each other.
His grand aunt and her distant relative Mr. Dick came to London after her going bankrupt.
Now, He works as the secretary for Doctor Strong, who lives in Highgate now, in his spare time, who was the head master of the school the protagonist went to.
Dora's guardian Miss Murdstone discovered their secret love affair and disclosed it to Mr. Spenlow.
And Mr. Spenlow called the narrator into a coffee house, where Miss Murdstone was waiting for.
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The narrator sent Dora's best friend Miss Mill a letter beseeching to consult.
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However, I sent it. At night I repaired to Miss Mills's street, and walked up and down, until I was stealthily fetched in by Miss Mills's maid, and taken the area way to the back kitchen. I have since seen reason to believe that there was nothing on earth to prevent my going in at the front door, and being shown up into the drawing-room, except Miss Mills's love of the romantic and mysterious.
In the back kitchen, I raved as became me. I went there, I suppose, to make a fool of myself, and I am quite sure I did it. Miss Mills had received a hasty note from Dora, telling her that all was discovered, and saying. 'Oh pray come to me, Julia, do, do!' But Miss Mills, mistrusting the acceptability of her presence to the higher powers, had not yet gone; and we were all benighted in the Desert of Sahara.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "through" is omitted before "the area way."
2. I'd like to know why it is "except," not "owing to."
3. I'd like to know if "as became me" means "as I was suitable for me."
4. I'd like to know what "we were all benighted in the Desert of Sahara" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
He and Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora fell in love with each other.
His grand aunt and her distant relative Mr. Dick came to London after her going bankrupt.
Now, He works as the secretary for Doctor Strong, who lives in Highgate now, in his spare time, who was the head master of the school the protagonist went to.
Dora's guardian Miss Murdstone discovered their secret love affair and disclosed it to Mr. Spenlow.
And Mr. Spenlow called the narrator into a coffee house, where Miss Murdstone was waiting for.
...............................
The narrator sent Dora's best friend Miss Mill a letter beseeching to consult.
.............................
However, I sent it. At night I repaired to Miss Mills's street, and walked up and down, until I was stealthily fetched in by Miss Mills's maid, and taken the area way to the back kitchen. I have since seen reason to believe that there was nothing on earth to prevent my going in at the front door, and being shown up into the drawing-room, except Miss Mills's love of the romantic and mysterious.
In the back kitchen, I raved as became me. I went there, I suppose, to make a fool of myself, and I am quite sure I did it. Miss Mills had received a hasty note from Dora, telling her that all was discovered, and saying. 'Oh pray come to me, Julia, do, do!' But Miss Mills, mistrusting the acceptability of her presence to the higher powers, had not yet gone; and we were all benighted in the Desert of Sahara.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "through" is omitted before "the area way."
2. I'd like to know why it is "except," not "owing to."
3. I'd like to know if "as became me" means "as I was suitable for me."
4. I'd like to know what "we were all benighted in the Desert of Sahara" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " No, nothing is omitted. Dickens is a good writer.
- park sang joon 1.
- " No, nothing is omitted.
- Dickens is a good writer.
- park sang joon 2.
- " Yours is not a correct paraphrase.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if "through" is omitted before "the area way."No, nothing is omitted. Dickens is a good writer.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know why it is "except," not "owing to."Yours is not a correct paraphrase. 'Except' points to an exception, not a cause.
park sang joon3. I
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if "through" is omitted before "the area way."It's not necessary. I'm not familiar with "to take the area way to (somewhere)", but we "take a road to (somewhere)" and we don't "take through a road to (somewhere)", so there's no reason to think that "through" is needed.
park sang joon2. I'd like
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