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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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As+adjective+as it was?
As tempting as it was to drink the gold away, he knew that if he didn’t come back with Petyr Pimple, he had as well not come back at all.
Excerpt From
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin
Context: Peter Pimple is his son, who is going to be ransomed back from the outlaws by his father (he). The father is a drunk, who wants to spending the ransom on drinks.
Hi. Does the underlined part mean “Although it was tempting to drink the gold away”?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo Does the underlined part mean “Although it was tempting to drink the gold away”? Yes, and you might even say " very tempting". CJ
- zuotengdazuo Does the underlined part mean “Although it was tempting to drink the gold away”?
- Yes, and you might even say " very tempting".
- CJ
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zuotengdazuoDoes the underlined part mean “Although it was tempting to drink the gold away”?
Yes, and you might even say "very tempting".
CJ
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