PART A: As it is used in paragraph 25, the word "conquest" most nearly means:
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The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde is a story about an average man whose generosity produces an unanticipated outcome
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- The word conquest used in paragraph 25 means (option B) Someone won over (meaning to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you)
- In this story the main character Hughie Erskine a good looking however unsuccessful person who was in love with Laura Merton, the daughter of a retired Colonel. One morning, as he was on his way to Holland Park, where the Mertons lived, he dropped in to see a great friend of his, Alan Trevor. Trevor was a painter. Trevor then was painting a model of a beggar. Hughie who had seen the beggar's condition looking forlorn and wretched could not help pitying him, and so he gave the beggar whatever little money he had.
- For his this deed the beggar was pleased that he had asked Trevor about Hugie like who he was, where did he live,what was his income is, what prospects did he have- For this Trevor told Huggie that he had made a conquest, that is he had won over the beggar with his act of generosity
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