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What does this sentence mean? Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:38 am  What does this sentence mean?
 

The avidness with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia sought Joshua Johnston’s professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter.

What does this sentence mean? What does the "which" indicate here?
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What does this sentence mean? Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:18 am  What does this sentence mean?
 

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Which refers to avidness.

Merchants & landowners eagerly wanted Johnston's paintings, so he must have been a good painter.
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Uh... Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:48 am  Uh...
 

It's still kind of confusing to me.
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Meaning Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:07 am  Meaning
 

Hi Cooliegirly,

Let me try and explain this:

The avidness with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia sought Joshua Johnston’s professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter. What does this sentence mean? What does the "which" indicate here?

In the early nineteenth century merchants and landowners from Maryland and Virginia wanted to use J J's professional services. The fact that (because) they tried to get these services with so much enthusiasm/determination (avidness) proves (attests to) that he was a very skilful (clever) painter.

Hope this helps.

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What does this sentence mean? Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:26 am  What does this sentence mean?
 

Ah...Thank you! And thank you, too, Mr Micawber.
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