Oscar Wilde Quote - There is nothing as... - English Lesson on Famous Quotes!

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famous quotes lesson one
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famous quotes lesson one Oscar Wilde there is nothing as
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Oscar Wilde there is nothing as
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Oscar Wilde there is nothing as listen closely to this quote
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listen closely to this quote
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listen closely to this quote from author Oscar Wilde
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from author Oscar Wilde
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from author Oscar Wilde there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income let's begin by reviewing some of
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let's begin by reviewing some of
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let's begin by reviewing some of the vocabulary words to make
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the vocabulary words to make
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the vocabulary words to make sure you understand the sentence
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sure you understand the sentence
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sure you understand the sentence something that is very
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something that is very
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something that is very depressing is something that
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depressing is something that
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depressing is something that makes you very very sad every
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makes you very very sad every
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makes you very very sad every day it rains here and it's very
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day it rains here and it's very
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day it rains here and it's very very depressing something
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very depressing something
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very depressing something adequate is something that is ok
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adequate is something that is ok
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adequate is something that is ok but not amazing
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but not amazing
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but not amazing I'd really like some solid gold
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I'd really like some solid gold
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I'd really like some solid gold underwear but these cotton ones
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underwear but these cotton ones
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underwear but these cotton ones are adequate income is the
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are adequate income is the
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are adequate income is the amount of money that you make
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amount of money that you make
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amount of money that you make if I have company that makes 50
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if I have company that makes 50
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if I have company that makes 50 thousand dollars a year
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thousand dollars a year
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thousand dollars a year I have a fifty-thousand-dollar
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I have a fifty-thousand-dollar
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I have a fifty-thousand-dollar income now let's look at our
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income now let's look at our
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income now let's look at our words within their larger
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words within their larger
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words within their larger phrases
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phrases
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phrases nothing as depressing nothing as
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nothing as depressing nothing as
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nothing as depressing nothing as depressing
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depressing
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depressing nothing as depressing means the
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nothing as depressing means the
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nothing as depressing means the most depressing thing you could
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most depressing thing you could
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most depressing thing you could think of
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think of
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think of there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing as sitting at home all day while
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as sitting at home all day while
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as sitting at home all day while my friends go to the part
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my friends go to the part
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my friends go to the part small but adequate something
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small but adequate something
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small but adequate something small but adequate is small but
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small but adequate is small but
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small but adequate is small but still big enough to be useful
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still big enough to be useful
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still big enough to be useful his tiny hammer is small but
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his tiny hammer is small but
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his tiny hammer is small but adequate for hammering tiny
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adequate for hammering tiny
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adequate for hammering tiny nails now let's look at the
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nails now let's look at the
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nails now let's look at the whole sentence
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whole sentence
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whole sentence let's say you make thirty
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let's say you make thirty
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let's say you make thirty thousand dollars a year now this
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thousand dollars a year now this
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thousand dollars a year now this is ok for adequate because you
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is ok for adequate because you
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is ok for adequate because you can live
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can live
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can live but you're not going to be
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but you're not going to be
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but you're not going to be taking luxury vacations or
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taking luxury vacations or
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taking luxury vacations or buying expensive cars
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buying expensive cars
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buying expensive cars this is what it means to have a
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this is what it means to have a
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this is what it means to have a small but adequate income
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small but adequate income
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small but adequate income now the reason having a small
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now the reason having a small
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now the reason having a small but adequate income is
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but adequate income is
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but adequate income is depressing is because you are
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depressing is because you are
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depressing is because you are trapped in a situation where
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trapped in a situation where
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trapped in a situation where you're not challenged to do more
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you're not challenged to do more
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you're not challenged to do more you're not making a lot of money
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you're not making a lot of money
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you're not making a lot of money so you don't know what it feels
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so you don't know what it feels
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so you don't know what it feels like to be rich but you're not
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like to be rich but you're not
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like to be rich but you're not poor either so you don't try to
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poor either so you don't try to
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poor either so you don't try to challenge yourself to do more if
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challenge yourself to do more if
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challenge yourself to do more if you are stuck in this same
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you are stuck in this same
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you are stuck in this same situation where you have an
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situation where you have an
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situation where you have an adequate amount of money but not
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adequate amount of money but not
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adequate amount of money but not a whole lot of money then you
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a whole lot of money then you
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a whole lot of money then you understand what Oscar Wilde is
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understand what Oscar Wilde is
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understand what Oscar Wilde is talking about the image of the
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talking about the image of the
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talking about the image of the monkey in these wheels is a
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monkey in these wheels is a
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monkey in these wheels is a symbol of this idea
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symbol of this idea
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symbol of this idea you are going around and around
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you are going around and around
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you are going around and around maybe even incredibly quickly
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maybe even incredibly quickly
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maybe even incredibly quickly but you're not really getting
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but you're not really getting
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but you're not really getting anywhere
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anywhere
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anywhere there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing
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there is nothing as depressing as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income
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as a small but adequate income but there is nothing as fun as
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but there is nothing as fun as
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but there is nothing as fun as learning a whole bunch of new
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learning a whole bunch of new
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learning a whole bunch of new English
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English
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English comment below and practice your
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comment below and practice your
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comment below and practice your English begin your sentence with
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English begin your sentence with
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English begin your sentence with there is nothing adds you can
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there is nothing adds you can
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there is nothing adds you can begin with
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begin with
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begin with there is nothing as fun there is
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there is nothing as fun there is
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there is nothing as fun there is nothing as sad
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nothing as sad
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nothing as sad there is nothing is boring there
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there is nothing is boring there
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there is nothing is boring there is nothing is scary
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is nothing is scary
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is nothing is scary pick anything you like and post
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it below
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it below everyone is invited to join the
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everyone is invited to join the
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conversation and we'll do our
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conversation and we'll do our best to help improve your
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