Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
He is crazy for Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora.
He was invited to Dora's birthday picnic by Mr. Spenlow.
He came to her best friend Miss Mill' house to meet Dora, propose to her two days after the picnic
He told her that he was very happy at the picnic purely owing to her.
But she didn't think so, since he had much time with Miss Kitt.
So He said to her how much he was crazy for her.
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Miss Mills was more than usually pensive when Dora, going to find her, brought her back; - I apprehend, because there was a tendency in what had passed to awaken the slumbering echoes in the caverns of Memory. But she gave us her blessing, and the assurance of her lasting friendship, and spoke to us, generally, as became a Voice from the Cloister.
What an idle time it was! What an insubstantial, happy, foolish time it was!
When I measured Dora's finger for a ring that was to be made of Forget-me-nots, and when the jeweller, to whom I took the measure, found me out, and laughed over his order-book, and charged me anything he liked for the pretty little toy, with its blue stones - so associated in my remembrance with Dora's hand, that yesterday, when I saw such another, by chance, on the finger of my own daughter, there was a momentary stirring in my heart, like pain!
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1 I'd like to know if "to awaken" modifies "a tendency."
2. I'd like to know if "as" refers to the clauses in blue.
3. I think "so associated" is the complement of the nominal phrase in red.
So I was wondering the dash before "so associated" plays the role "was."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He is an apprentice for the lawyer Mr. Spenlow.
He is crazy for Mr. Spenlow's only daughter Dora.
He was invited to Dora's birthday picnic by Mr. Spenlow.
He came to her best friend Miss Mill' house to meet Dora, propose to her two days after the picnic
He told her that he was very happy at the picnic purely owing to her.
But she didn't think so, since he had much time with Miss Kitt.
So He said to her how much he was crazy for her.
.................................
Miss Mills was more than usually pensive when Dora, going to find her, brought her back; - I apprehend, because there was a tendency in what had passed to awaken the slumbering echoes in the caverns of Memory. But she gave us her blessing, and the assurance of her lasting friendship, and spoke to us, generally, as became a Voice from the Cloister.
What an idle time it was! What an insubstantial, happy, foolish time it was!
When I measured Dora's finger for a ring that was to be made of Forget-me-nots, and when the jeweller, to whom I took the measure, found me out, and laughed over his order-book, and charged me anything he liked for the pretty little toy, with its blue stones - so associated in my remembrance with Dora's hand, that yesterday, when I saw such another, by chance, on the finger of my own daughter, there was a momentary stirring in my heart, like pain!
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1 I'd like to know if "to awaken" modifies "a tendency."
2. I'd like to know if "as" refers to the clauses in blue.
3. I think "so associated" is the complement of the nominal phrase in red.
So I was wondering the dash before "so associated" plays the role "was."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1 I'd like to know if "to awaken" modifies "a tendency. Yes. park sang joon 2.
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park sang joon1 I'd like to know if "to awaken" modifies "a tendency.Yes.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know if "as" refers to the clauses in blue.Yes, or perhaps just 'spoke to us'. Either is possible.
park sang joon3. I think "so associated" is the complement of the nominal phrase in red.
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By the way, the sentence beginning "When I measured ..." is not a grammatically complete sentence. This seems to be a deliberate style decision by the author, as there are several such sentences following in succession. Before the "When"s is an implied "What a time it was ...".
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber and GPY, for your so very helpful answer. 
When I measured Dora's f
When I measured Dora's f
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park sang Then I was wondering if the adjectival phrase in red modifies the nominal phrase in blue.The red phrase modifies "pretty little toy (with its blue stones)".
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