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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
He fell in love with Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora.
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.
He just now visited Dora's best friend Miss Mill's house and told Dora his situation
Afterwords, She was being hysterical.
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I drew a picture of our frugal home, made independent by my labour - sketching in the little house I had seen at Highgate, and my aunt in her room upstairs.
'I am not dreadful now, Dora?' said I, tenderly.
'Oh, no, no!' cried Dora. 'But I hope your aunt will keep in her own room a good deal. And I hope she's not a scolding old thing!'
If it were possible for me to love Dora more than ever, I am sure I did. But I felt she was a little impracticable. It damped my new-born ardour, to find that ardour so difficult of communication to her. I made another trial. When she was quite herself again, and was curling Jip's ears, as he lay upon her lap, I became grave, and said:
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know what "to find that ardour so difficult of communication to her" means "and found that ardour so difficult in communication to her."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
He fell in love with Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora.
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.
He just now visited Dora's best friend Miss Mill's house and told Dora his situation
Afterwords, She was being hysterical.
...............................
I drew a picture of our frugal home, made independent by my labour - sketching in the little house I had seen at Highgate, and my aunt in her room upstairs.
'I am not dreadful now, Dora?' said I, tenderly.
'Oh, no, no!' cried Dora. 'But I hope your aunt will keep in her own room a good deal. And I hope she's not a scolding old thing!'
If it were possible for me to love Dora more than ever, I am sure I did. But I felt she was a little impracticable. It damped my new-born ardour, to find that ardour so difficult of communication to her. I made another trial. When she was quite herself again, and was curling Jip's ears, as he lay upon her lap, I became grave, and said:
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know what "to find that ardour so difficult of communication to her" means "and found that ardour so difficult in communication to her."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" No. It's not merely "and". The boldface infinitive clause is the subject of the sentence, but it's been replaced by "dummy it ".
- " No.
- It's not merely "and".
- The boldface infinitive clause is the subject of the sentence, but it's been replaced by "dummy it ".
- [ To find my new-born ardour so difficult of communication to her] damped that ardour.
- Such sentences can often be expressed with a gerund clause as well, thus: Finding my new-born ardour so difficult of communication to her damped that ardour.
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park sang joonI'd like to know what "to find that ardour so difficult of communication to her" means "and found that ardour so difficult in communication to her."No. It's not merely "and". The boldface infinitive clause is the subject of the sentence, but it's been replaced by "dummy it".
[To find my new-born ardour so difficult of commun
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Thank you, CalifJim, for your so very helpful answer. 
I'd also like to know what "of communication to her" means.
I'd also like to know what "of communication to her" means.
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park sang joonI'd also like to know what "of communication to her" means.of communication = to communicate
difficult of communication = difficult to communicate
It was difficult for Copperfield to communicate his ardour to her.
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It was difficult for Copperfield to tell her how very much he loved her.
The phrasing is almost
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