MIG Posted 12 years ago
Hi, please help me to understand the meaning of the bold part in the text below.
"He said they still got out the black horses, the black carriage, the works, to bury such personages as warranted a fuss."
Thank you.
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Hi, please help me to understand the meaning of the bold part in the text below.
"He said they still got out the black horses, the black carriage, the works, to bury such personages as warranted a fuss."
Thank you.
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The pattern is "such ... ". The word "as" effectively means "that".
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The pattern is "such ... as ...". The word "as" effectively means "that".
"such personages as warranted a fuss" means "those kinds of personage that warranted a fuss".
"such personages as warranted a fuss" means "those kinds of personage that warranted a fuss".
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Thank you GPY.
Does "warranted a fuss" mean that they will earn reputation by them?
Does "warranted a fuss" mean that they will earn reputation by them?
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