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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his childhood.
He has lived with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house in Blunderstone.
He was going to a boarding school near London on a cart, now arrived the way point Yarmouth.
He had lunch at the restaurant where the payment was already made for the luncheon, a waiter had them cajoling his ale and some dish from him.
And the waiter deceives him into buying a sheet of letter-paper for three pence, but he paid one shilling because of his not having any pence.
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It was a little disconcerting to me to find, when I was being helped up behind the coach, that I was supposed to have eaten all the dinner without any assistance. I discovered this from overhearing the lady in the bow-window say to the guard, "Take care of that child, George, or he'll burst!" and form observing that the women-servants who were about the place came out to look and giggle at me as young phenomenon. My unfortunate friend the waiter, who had quite recovered his spirits, did not appear to be disturbed by this, but joined in the general admiration without being at all confused. If I had any doubt of him, I suppose this half-awakened it, but I am inclined to believe that with the simple confidence of a child, and the natural reliance of a child upon superior years (qualities I am very sorry any children should prematurely change for worldly wisdom), I had no serious mistrust of him on the whole, even then.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I' don't know what role "qualities" plays here.
So I was wondering why there is qualities here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He has lived with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house in Blunderstone.
He was going to a boarding school near London on a cart, now arrived the way point Yarmouth.
He had lunch at the restaurant where the payment was already made for the luncheon, a waiter had them cajoling his ale and some dish from him.
And the waiter deceives him into buying a sheet of letter-paper for three pence, but he paid one shilling because of his not having any pence.
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It was a little disconcerting to me to find, when I was being helped up behind the coach, that I was supposed to have eaten all the dinner without any assistance. I discovered this from overhearing the lady in the bow-window say to the guard, "Take care of that child, George, or he'll burst!" and form observing that the women-servants who were about the place came out to look and giggle at me as young phenomenon. My unfortunate friend the waiter, who had quite recovered his spirits, did not appear to be disturbed by this, but joined in the general admiration without being at all confused. If I had any doubt of him, I suppose this half-awakened it, but I am inclined to believe that with the simple confidence of a child, and the natural reliance of a child upon superior years (qualities I am very sorry any children should prematurely change for worldly wisdom), I had no serious mistrust of him on the whole, even then.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I' don't know what role "qualities" plays here.
So I was wondering why there is qualities here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon Quality #1 : the simple confidence of a child ... , upon people who are older than the child] Clear now? CJ
- park sang joon Quality #1 : the simple confidence of a child ...
- , upon people who are older than the child] Clear now?
- CJ
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park sang joonQuality #1: the simple confidence of a child ... Quality #2: the natural reliance of a child upon superior years [i.e., upon people who are older than the child]Clear now?
CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your so very helpful answer. 
Then I was wondering if the appositional "that" is implied after "qualities
Then I was wondering if the appositional "that" is implied after "qualities
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park sang joonThen I was wondering if the appositional "that" is implied after "qualities.""that" is implied, but it's not a matter of apposition. The implicit 'that' introduces a relative clause, not a content clause. ("Content clause" is another term for a that-clause in apposition.)
CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuing support.
Please pardon me, but I can't find an object of "qualities."
Please pardon me, but I can't find an object of "qualities."
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park sang joonan object of "qualities."I wonder what you mean. Verbs and prepositions are the only kinds of words that have objects, and "qualities" is a noun, so there is no reason to expect that it should have an object.
CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuing to answer.
qualities (that) I am very sorry any children should prematurely
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park sang joonIf "that" is a relative, "qualities" should play the role of either "subject," "object," or "complement" in the following clause "I am very sorry any children should prematurely change for worldly wisdom."ThenSo I was wondering what role "qualities" plays in thefollowing
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