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 Alexander Koryagin to All 
 Infinitive using 
 21 Jun 22 09:19:14 
 
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Hi, All!

In one story I read this:

.... "The face of Hyde sat heavily on his memory. He felt (what was rare to
him) a nausea and distaste of life, and in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed
to read a menace in the flickering of the firelight on the polished cabinets
and the uneasy starting of the shadow on the roof."

I saw a strange using of the Infinitive:

....in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed TO READ a menace in the flickering
of the firelight...

What would happen if I put it without TO:
....in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed READ a menace in the flickering of
the firelight...

Bye, All!
Alexander Koryagin

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