Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The implied object
Philip loves the ex-waitress, Mildred, who was a German's mistress, so much. he arranged for her to meet his handsome friend Griffiths.
Afterwards, they fell for each other.
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It amused him sometimes to consider that his friends, because he had a face which did not express his feelings very vividly and a rather slow way of moving, looked upon him as strong-minded, deliberate, and cool. They thought him reasonable and praised his common sense; but he knew that his placid expression was no more than a mask, assumed unconsciously, which acted like the protective colouring of butterflies; and himself was astonished at the weakness of his will.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know what is the implied object of "assumed."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Afterwards, they fell for each other.
....................................
It amused him sometimes to consider that his friends, because he had a face which did not express his feelings very vividly and a rather slow way of moving, looked upon him as strong-minded, deliberate, and cool. They thought him reasonable and praised his common sense; but he knew that his placid expression was no more than a mask, assumed unconsciously, which acted like the protective colouring of butterflies; and himself was astonished at the weakness of his will.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know what is the implied object of "assumed."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" mask a mask, which was assumed (formed on his face) unconsciously Check a dictionary for this less usual meaning of "assume". CJ
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park sang joonI'd like to know what is the implied object of "assumed."mask
a mask, which was assumed (formed on his face) unconsciously
Check a dictionary for this less usual meaning of "assume".
CJ
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