Meaning of “as” in this sentence
everyone, I'm reading an English novel and I found the next sentence:
The person I'd once been vanished as I wrapped myself in white when
the dust rose into clouds.
I don't really understand what "as" means in this sentence, so the whole sentence doesn't make sense to me.
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everyone, I'm reading an English novel and I found the next sentence:
The person I'd once been vanished as I wrapped myself in white when
the dust rose into clouds.
I don't really understand what "as" means in this sentence, so the whole sentence doesn't make sense to me.
conjunctions
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Please check meanings of common words in an online dictionary before posting a question. If after consulting a dictionary, the meaning is still unclear tell us why. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/as
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everyone, I'm reading an English novel and I found the next sentence:
The person I'd once been vanished as I wrapped myself in white when
the dust rose into clouds.
I don't really understand what "as" means in this sentence, so the whole sentence doesn't make sense to me.
conjunctions
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everyone, I'm reading an English novel and I found the next sentence:
The person I'd once been vanished as I wrapped myself in white when
the dust rose into clouds.
I don't really understand what "as" means in this sentence, so the whole sentence doesn't make sense to me.
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Please check meanings of common words in an online dictionary before posting a question. If after consulting a dictionary, the meaning is still unclear tell us why. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/as
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Please check meanings of common words in an online dictionary before posting a question. If after consulting a dictionary, the meaning is still unclear tell us why. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/as
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Please check meanings of common words in an online dictionary before posting a question. If after consulting a dictionary, the meaning is still unclear tell us why. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/as
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It is a synonym for "while." The two events -- the person's vanishing and the wrapping in white -- are happening simultaneously. This use of "as" is pretty common, even in regular speech, but it can sometimes carry a more sophisticated tone like it does here.
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
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It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
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As here is a conjunction. What follows the conjunction is simultaneous to what came before. For instance, here is one meaning defined in Merriam-Webster:
5: while, when // "spilled the milk as she got up"
Without context, as can also be taken in a causal way, where the part before as happens because of the part following as:
7: for the reason that : because, since // "stayed home as she had no car"
So the person she once was vanished when she wrapped herself in white, the person she once was vanished because she wrapped herself in white, or both. Which it is would be a matter for interpretation, and go beyond the boundaries of English language and usage.
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It is a synonym for "while." The two events -- the person's vanishing and the wrapping in white -- are happening simultaneously. This use of "as" is pretty common, even in regular speech, but it can sometimes carry a more sophisticated tone like it does here.
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
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It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
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It is a synonym for "while." The two events -- the person's vanishing and the wrapping in white -- are happening simultaneously. This use of "as" is pretty common, even in regular speech, but it can sometimes carry a more sophisticated tone like it does here.
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
411
It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
add a comment |
It is a synonym for "while." The two events -- the person's vanishing and the wrapping in white -- are happening simultaneously. This use of "as" is pretty common, even in regular speech, but it can sometimes carry a more sophisticated tone like it does here.
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
411
It is a synonym for "while." The two events -- the person's vanishing and the wrapping in white -- are happening simultaneously. This use of "as" is pretty common, even in regular speech, but it can sometimes carry a more sophisticated tone like it does here.
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
411
answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
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answered 2 days ago
randojenkinsrandojenkins
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It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
add a comment |
It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
It could also mean 'because' or 'since' in this context. It would be similar to saying "My car would not start as the battery was flat." I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that the given sentence is open to either interpretation.
– BoldBen
2 days ago
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
@BoldBen good point. The author might be implying both simultaneity and causation!
– randojenkins
yesterday
add a comment |
As here is a conjunction. What follows the conjunction is simultaneous to what came before. For instance, here is one meaning defined in Merriam-Webster:
5: while, when // "spilled the milk as she got up"
Without context, as can also be taken in a causal way, where the part before as happens because of the part following as:
7: for the reason that : because, since // "stayed home as she had no car"
So the person she once was vanished when she wrapped herself in white, the person she once was vanished because she wrapped herself in white, or both. Which it is would be a matter for interpretation, and go beyond the boundaries of English language and usage.
answered 2 days ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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As here is a conjunction. What follows the conjunction is simultaneous to what came before. For instance, here is one meaning defined in Merriam-Webster:
5: while, when // "spilled the milk as she got up"
Without context, as can also be taken in a causal way, where the part before as happens because of the part following as:
7: for the reason that : because, since // "stayed home as she had no car"
So the person she once was vanished when she wrapped herself in white, the person she once was vanished because she wrapped herself in white, or both. Which it is would be a matter for interpretation, and go beyond the boundaries of English language and usage.
answered 2 days ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
2,559419
add a comment |
As here is a conjunction. What follows the conjunction is simultaneous to what came before. For instance, here is one meaning defined in Merriam-Webster:
5: while, when // "spilled the milk as she got up"
Without context, as can also be taken in a causal way, where the part before as happens because of the part following as:
7: for the reason that : because, since // "stayed home as she had no car"
So the person she once was vanished when she wrapped herself in white, the person she once was vanished because she wrapped herself in white, or both. Which it is would be a matter for interpretation, and go beyond the boundaries of English language and usage.
answered 2 days ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
2,559419
As here is a conjunction. What follows the conjunction is simultaneous to what came before. For instance, here is one meaning defined in Merriam-Webster:
5: while, when // "spilled the milk as she got up"
Without context, as can also be taken in a causal way, where the part before as happens because of the part following as:
7: for the reason that : because, since // "stayed home as she had no car"
So the person she once was vanished when she wrapped herself in white, the person she once was vanished because she wrapped herself in white, or both. Which it is would be a matter for interpretation, and go beyond the boundaries of English language and usage.
answered 2 days ago
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answered 2 days ago
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