Is "close" an adverb or an adjective?
In the course of this life, I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequences. I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand.
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close can be either adverb, adjective, or verb
He walked close to me - - adverb
He is a close friend -----adjective
please close the door------verb
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The phrase "close at hand" is an idiom meaning "near" or "up close." Because the phrase is an idiom, I don't think "close" should be defined by itself.
Normally "close" is an adjective, and "closely" is an adverb.
I think the author was using "close at hand" as a synonym for "intimately" or "closely." The meaning of the sentence is "I have seen them (grown-ups) closely and intimately."
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It modifies the "seen", a verb, so I guess it's an adverb (or "an adverbial clause"?). To see close up, to see from a distance... I guess would fit in the same class.
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