小说Hard Times中：Whatsoever the public meeting held in Coketown, and whatsoever the subject of such meeting, some Coketowner was sure to seize the occasion of alluding to his eminently practical friend Gradgrind.
求指教！老师，whatsoever这里是什么使用方法，什么词性？
我的理解：whatsoever等于whatever做连接代词引导让步状语从句，表示“无论什么”，这里应该省略了动词was：Whatsoever the public meeting held in Coketown , and whatsoever the subject of such meeting , + 主句
你的理解是正确的，whatsoever=whatever，是一种古体形式。在这里引导让步状语从句，从句省略了系词was。
