"He had discovered a great law of human action, without ...

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“He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.”

What does “covet” mean?

A. damage

B. cover

C. desire

D. fix

Select your answer:
A B C D E

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