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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

try to best a greater man

Does "I found my calling in Paris, though I wasted too many years there trying to best a greater man" mean "I found my interest in Paris and it took a long time to progress and become a professional there"?
  

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No. I found my vocation in Paris but I wasted too many years trying to be greater than another man who was greater than me.

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  • I found my vocation in Paris but I wasted too many years trying to be greater than another man who was greater than me.
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No.
I found my vocation in Paris but I wasted too many years trying to be greater than another man who was greater than me.

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