1. Nobody knew him but loved him.(=Nobody knew him but he loved him)
Question: Could you tell me what is the exact meaning of all of the pronoun "him's/he's " ?
2. Nobody knew Tom but loved him
=(I guess :) Nobody knew Tom, but if one (for example, Jack ) knew Tom, he (Jack) loved Tom(or Jack would love Tom)
Is my guess correct?
3. There was not a single person but thought you were in the right.
= (I guess:)
There was not a single person, even there was one person, he would think you were in the right.
(anyone there would think/ thought you were in the right.)
Is my guess correct?
(by the way , "you were in the right"= ?(meaning?)
4. Not a paper reaches us from Russia but contains an account of some new educational enterprise(original).
=
Any paper reaches us from Russia contains an account of some new educational enterprise.
or, if a paper reaches us from Russia it will contain an account of some new educational enterprise. (my guess)
Is my guess correct?