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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his childhood; he is now in custody by his stepfather in his room.
He had been living with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his very stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister Miss Mudstone in his late father's house when he was forced to go to Salem House, the boarding school near London.
Now he came home after the stay at Salem House during a semester.
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When we had had our tea, and the ashes were thrown up, and the candles snuffled, I read Peggotty a chapter out of the crocodile book, in remembrance of old times?she took it out of her pocket; I don't know whether she had kept it there ever since?and then we talked about Salem House, which brought me round again to Steerforth, who was my great subject. We were very happy, and that evening, as the last of its race and destined evenmore to close that volume of my life, will never pass out of my memory.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if the past participle "destined" is an object of "as."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He had been living with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his very stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister Miss Mudstone in his late father's house when he was forced to go to Salem House, the boarding school near London.
Now he came home after the stay at Salem House during a semester.
.......................
When we had had our tea, and the ashes were thrown up, and the candles snuffled, I read Peggotty a chapter out of the crocodile book, in remembrance of old times?she took it out of her pocket; I don't know whether she had kept it there ever since?and then we talked about Salem House, which brought me round again to Steerforth, who was my great subject. We were very happy, and that evening, as the last of its race and destined evenmore to close that volume of my life, will never pass out of my memory.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if the past participle "destined" is an object of "as."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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" No. The two phrases ( ' as the last of its race ' and ' destined evermore to close that volume of my life ') are separate modifiers of 'that evening'.
- " No.
- The two phrases ( ' as the last of its race ' and ' destined evermore to close that volume of my life ') are separate modifiers of 'that evening'.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if the past participle "destined" is an object of "as."No. The two phrases ( 'as the last of its race' and 'destined evermore to close that volume of my life') are separate modifiers of 'that evening'.
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