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The gallery door slightly ajar, I could hear the steps of the soldiers ———> As the gallery door was
slightly ajar... (Так как дверь была слегка приоткрыта...)
2. Of manner.
This time the fish attacked from below. It hurtled up under the woman, jaws agape ——> ...and its jaws
were agape. (...с открытой пастью.)
III. The absolute nominative with the adverb construction is usually an adverbial of time.
Tea over, she again summoned us to the fire ——> When tea was over... (После чая...)
IV. The absolute nominative with a prepositional noun construction is usually either an adverbial of
attendant circumstances or time:
1. Of attendant circumstances.
I waited, every nerve upon the stretch ———>...and every nerve was upon the stretch. (...и каждый нерв
у меня был напряжен.)
2. Of time.
All in the room, she called in Molly ———> When all were in the room... (Когда все собрались в
комнате...)
Prepositional absolute constructions
§ 133. There are prepositional absolute constructions with participle I or II, with an infinitive, with an
adjective, with a stative, with an adverb, or with a prepositional noun. All function mainly as adverbials of
attendant circumstances, although sometimes they may be other adverbials. All of them can be transformed into
clauses.
I. The prepositional absolute construction with participle I.
With his head aching from the slap of the bullet and the blood dripping over the ear, he went over to the
Frenchman ———> He went over to the Frenchman, his head was aching... and the blood was dripping...
(...голова у него болела... кровь сочилась.)
II. The prepositional absolute construction with participle II.
A Negro boy lay on the pavement, with his throat cut ——> ...and his throat was cut. (...с
перерезанным горлом.)
III. The prepositional absolute construction with the infinitive.
You’ll lose the last minutes, without someone to take care of you ———>...if nobody takes care of you.
(...если никто о тебе не позаботится.)
This construction is very seldom used.
IV. Prepositional absolute constructions with non-verbals.
1. The prepositional absolute construction with the adjective.
She hurriedly left the room with her eyes red ———> ...and her eyes were red. (...и глаза у нее были