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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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This "for my later understanding" sentence baffles me
I stumble upon a sentence which begins with"for my later understanding" that baffles me. I don't understand it and the"I am sensible" in it especially. How to interpret the sentence? Thanks in advance. Here goes the paragraph:
my mother stooped down on the threshold to take me in her arms and kiss me, the gentleman said I was a more highly privileged little fellow than a monarch - or something like that; for my later understanding comes, I am sensible, to my aid here.
'What does that mean?' I asked him, over her shoulder.
He patted me on the head; but somehow, I didn't like him or his deep voice, and I was jealous that his hand should touch my mother's in touching me - which it did. I put it away, as well as I could.
'Oh, Davy!' remonstrated my mother.
Quoted from David Copperfield
my mother stooped down on the threshold to take me in her arms and kiss me, the gentleman said I was a more highly privileged little fellow than a monarch - or something like that; for my later understanding comes, I am sensible, to my aid here.
'What does that mean?' I asked him, over her shoulder.
He patted me on the head; but somehow, I didn't like him or his deep voice, and I was jealous that his hand should touch my mother's in touching me - which it did. I put it away, as well as I could.
'Oh, Davy!' remonstrated my mother.
Quoted from David Copperfield
Top answer
I am sensible here means I know, I am aware. My later understanding comes to my aid here here means The knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better.
- I am sensible here means I know, I am aware.
- My later understanding comes to my aid here here means The knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better.
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I am sensible here means I know, I am aware.
My later understanding comes to my aid here here means The knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better.
My later understanding comes to my aid here here means The knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better.
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I see, thanks. One more question, what's the meaning of "for" in this sentence?
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Thanks, so does the whole sentences mean " I know it(what the gentleman said) because the knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better."?
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AnonymousThanks. So does the wholeYes.sentencessentence mean " I know it (what the gentleman said) because the knowledge I have now helps me to understand it better"?
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Thank you. I just mistakenly thought you two who answered my question would have received my reply respectively.
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AnonymousI just mistakenly thought you two who answered my question would have received my reply respectively.No. All replies are seen by everyone so you only need one.
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