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fw
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 Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:07 am Post subject: more a part of himseld than surrounding objects |
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I came across the following passage the other day.
The new-born child does not realize that his body is more a part of himself than surrounding objects, and will play with his toes without any feeling that they belong to him more than the rattle by his side; and it is only by degrees, through pain, that he understands the fact of the body. (from W. Somerset Maugham�s �Of Human Bondage�)
The first half of the first sentence above is, I think, considered to be:
The new-born child does not realize that his body is more a part of himself than (it is) a part of surrounding objects.
Am I correct? |
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dragn
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The new-born child does not realize that his body is more a part of himself than surrounding objects, and will play with his toes without any feeling that they belong to him more than the rattle by his side; and it is only by degrees, through pain, that he understands the fact of the body. (from W. Somerset Maugham�s �Of Human Bondage�)
The first half of the first sentence above is, I think, considered to be:
The new-born child does not realize that his body is more a part of himself than (it is) a part of surrounding objects. |
Your question is strangely worded, but I'm guessing that you want to know if your version of the sentence represents a correct interpretation of the original.
Yes, that's what the author means.
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