Learnenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
As that
Dear Teacher,
I have met such a sentence when I read David Copperfield:
And you couldn't so properly have said he wore a hat, as that he was covered in a-top, like an old building, with something pitchy.
My question: What's the meaning of "as that" in the sentence? What's the function of it? its part of speech?
Thank you.
I have met such a sentence when I read David Copperfield:
And you couldn't so properly have said he wore a hat, as that he was covered in a-top, like an old building, with something pitchy.
My question: What's the meaning of "as that" in the sentence? What's the function of it? its part of speech?
Thank you.
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Hi, I have met such a sentence when I read David Copperfield: And you couldn't so properly have said he wore a hat, as that he was covered in a-top, like an old building, with something pitchy. My question: What's the meaning of "as that" in the sentence? What's the function of it?
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Hi,
I have met such a sentence when I read David Copperfield:
And you couldn't so properly have said he wore a hat, as that he was covered in a-top, like an old building, with something pitchy.
My question: What's the meaning of "as that" in the sentence? What's the function of it? its part of speech?
You are not understanding the structure of
I have met such a sentence when I read David Copperfield:
And you couldn't so properly have said he wore a hat, as that he was covered in a-top, like an old building, with something pitchy.
My question: What's the meaning of "as that" in the sentence? What's the function of it? its part of speech?
You are not understanding the structure of
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