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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does "had the world all to himself" mean "(as if) he possessed the whole world"?
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He had the world all to himself, that early summer morning. The dewy woodland, as he threaded it, was solitary and still: the green fields that succeeded the trees were his own to do as he liked with; the road itself, when ...
He had the world all to himself, that early summer morning. The dewy woodland, as he threaded it, was solitary and still: the green fields that succeeded the trees were his own to do as he liked with; the road itself, when ...
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Hi NL888 It means that it was as if he was the only person in the world. He was alone in his surroundings with nobody else there. Best wishes Mo
- Hi NL888 It means that it was as if he was the only person in the world.
- He was alone in his surroundings with nobody else there.
- Best wishes Mo
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Hi NL888
It means that it was as if he was the only person in the world. He was alone in his surroundings with nobody else there.
Best wishes
Mo
It means that it was as if he was the only person in the world. He was alone in his surroundings with nobody else there.
Best wishes
Mo
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