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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He talks to Agnes about her father's problems whose father Mr. Wickfield is the master the house where he boarded, a lawyer and his grand-aunt's friend when he approached the room.
Uriah Heep is the only clerk for Mr. Wickfield.
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He was in good spirits and looked well, and we dined together cheerfully. He talked of the time that had glided away since I first dined with him, and the change that had stolen imperceptibly upon myself and Agnes. He sometimes felt that he was changed too, he said, and not for the better, as we were, but let that pass?and he drank his wine. He talked of Uriah Heep, and of the flight of years over his red head (though the mention of its colour is mine as I write), and spoke of Uriah's time being out within a week withing a week or two, and of its seeming to have begun but yesterday.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "steal upon somebody" means.
2. I'd like to know if "let that pass" means "he overcame his problems" here.
3. I'd like to know what "red head" means here.
4. And I'd like to know if "Uriah's time being out" means the term of contract with Uriah is about to finish.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He talks to Agnes about her father's problems whose father Mr. Wickfield is the master the house where he boarded, a lawyer and his grand-aunt's friend when he approached the room.
Uriah Heep is the only clerk for Mr. Wickfield.
............................
He was in good spirits and looked well, and we dined together cheerfully. He talked of the time that had glided away since I first dined with him, and the change that had stolen imperceptibly upon myself and Agnes. He sometimes felt that he was changed too, he said, and not for the better, as we were, but let that pass?and he drank his wine. He talked of Uriah Heep, and of the flight of years over his red head (though the mention of its colour is mine as I write), and spoke of Uriah's time being out within a week withing a week or two, and of its seeming to have begun but yesterday.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "steal upon somebody" means.
2. I'd like to know if "let that pass" means "he overcame his problems" here.
3. I'd like to know what "red head" means here.
4. And I'd like to know if "Uriah's time being out" means the term of contract with Uriah is about to finish.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. I'd like to know what "steal upon somebody" means quietly arrive; appear without notice. park sang joon 2.
- park sang joon 1.
- I'd like to know what "steal upon somebody" means quietly arrive; appear without notice.
- park sang joon 2.
- I'd like to know if "let that pass" means "he overcame his problems" here.
- 'let that pass' = don't think about/discuss that any further .
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know what "steal upon somebody" meansquietly arrive; appear without notice.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know if "let that pass" means "he overcame his problems" here.'let that pass' = don't think about/discuss that any further.
park sang joon3. I'd like to
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your so very helpful answer.
let that pass' = don't think about/discuss that any furthe
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park sang joonhen I was wondering if the words were told to the readers by the author.The whole book is autobiographical, as I recall. It certainly begins that way:
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show....
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