Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The analyses of a text #1
The narrator recalls his childhood, now of his early time in Salem House, the boarding school near London.
He has a feast with his roommates in his dorm room at night.
Mr. Creakle is the owner of the school.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr. Creakle, in consequence, as was supposed among the boys, of his having broken his leg in Mr. Creakle's service, and having done a deal of dishonest work for him, and knowing his secrets.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "as" refers to the former clauses.
And I'd like to know if the underlined "of" prepositional phrase is a part of "in consequence of~."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He has a feast with his roommates in his dorm room at night.
Mr. Creakle is the owner of the school.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr. Creakle, in consequence, as was supposed among the boys, of his having broken his leg in Mr. Creakle's service, and having done a deal of dishonest work for him, and knowing his secrets.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "as" refers to the former clauses.
And I'd like to know if the underlined "of" prepositional phrase is a part of "in consequence of~."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
i n consequence of means because of. Interpret your text this way. I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr.
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in consequence of means because of.
Interpret your text this way.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with
Interpret your text this way.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with
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Thank you, Clive, for your very helpful answer. 
I knew "as" can refer to the former clause, but didn't know it can refer to a p
I knew "as" can refer to the former clause, but didn't know it can refer to a p
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Yes, it's grammatical.
I'm sure you are aware that Dickens writes long and complex sentences that are, broadly speaking, not typical of modern English.
Clive
I'm sure you are aware that Dickens writes long and complex sentences that are, broadly speaking, not typical of modern English.
Clive
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