Hello,
I'm trying to understand the meaning of the word "would" in my sentence.
Here is my sentence:
Quote:
But I was dammed, too, if I’d put up balloon shades, or lace curtains, or those narrow venetian blinds. One of the things I loved about having my own place was the spill of white light across the scratched wooden floors each morning, the wave of mellow light that snuck slowly across the futon on my bedroom in late afternoon and early evening, the moon rising outside my window.
The light and sun and stars belonged to me in that place where anyone, looking in the window, WOULD find a stranger, an un-known.
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What does the word "would" mean here?
I ask that because I would like to know how I can say the same sentence in the present tense without altering the meaning.
( A ) The light and sun and stars BELONG to me in that place where anyone, looking in the window, WOULD find a stranger, an un-known.
( B ) The light and sun and stars BELONG to me in that place where anyone, looking in the window, WILL find a stranger, an un-known.
( C ) The light and sun and stars BELONG to me in that place where anyone, looking in the window, CAN find a stranger, an un-known.
Thank you very much,
SmilingTeapot