“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
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A. had
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You _____ leave now if you are feeling tired.
A. could
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