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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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with which

It may have been these constant showers of snuff which gave his ancient priestly garments their green faded look for the red handkerchief, blackened, as it always was, with the snuff-stains of a week, with which he tried to brush away the fallen grains, was quite inefficacious.

Does with which refer to snuff stains or handkerchief?
  

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Anonymous Does with which refer to snuff stains or handkerchief? Handkerchief. Snuff stains cannot brush away grains.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Does with which refer to snuff stains or handkerchief?
  • Handkerchief.
  • Snuff stains cannot brush away grains.
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AnonymousDoes with which refer to snuff stains or handkerchief?
Handkerchief. Snuff stains cannot brush away grains.
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Thanks!

One more thing, what does "was quite ineffacious" refer to?
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Anonymouswhat does "was quite ineffacious" refer to?
The handkerchief.

('For', I hope you have noticed, is a coordinating conjunction.)
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