Parsing – Parsing ‘I Was in the Soup Now Good.’

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I came across this sentence in an article by John McPhee but I'm unable to parse it. Could you please help me parse it?

The sentence reads

By the end of 1945, I had passed the point of no return. I was in the soup now good.

Basically, I can't figure out what good is doing there.

Best Answer

This is the voice of Capt Washburn speaking about his situation in 1946. He is an old sailor, with a strong dialect. This isn't standard English.

The word "good" is an adverb in the sentence, with the meaning of "completely" or "to the utmost extent". But note that the adverbial use of "good" is considered to be a mistake in standard English.

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