Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
She [would] he send some money
Philip loves a woman so much, she is now away.
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When he got back to his rooms Philip found a letter from her, saying that she thought it would be better for her to stay another week in Brighton. She had found a woman who would be glad to take the baby for seven shillings a week, but she wanted to make inquiries about her, and she was herself benefiting so much by the sea-air that she was sure a few days more would do her no end of good. She hated asking Philip for money, but would he send some by return, as she had had to buy herself a new hat, she couldn't go about with her lady-friend always in the same hat, and her lady-friend was so dressy. Philip had a moment of bitter disappointment.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "would" means "hoped."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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When he got back to his rooms Philip found a letter from her, saying that she thought it would be better for her to stay another week in Brighton. She had found a woman who would be glad to take the baby for seven shillings a week, but she wanted to make inquiries about her, and she was herself benefiting so much by the sea-air that she was sure a few days more would do her no end of good. She hated asking Philip for money, but would he send some by return, as she had had to buy herself a new hat, she couldn't go about with her lady-friend always in the same hat, and her lady-friend was so dressy. Philip had a moment of bitter disappointment.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "would" means "hoped."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" No. } As you can see, grammatical accuracy is difficult to maintain over that length of narration.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "would" means "hoped."No. It is a grammatical construction loosely tied to 'saying that' in the first sentence of your excerpt:
Philip found a letter from her, saying that {she thought...She had found...but she wanted to...and she was herself benefiting ...[and] She hated asking...but would he send some by
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