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I'm looking for help with the meaning of 位 in this sentence

> **Hawk:** 「一軒でも来なかったという家があったら、もう貴様もその時がおしまいだぞ。」  
>  **Nightjar:** 「だってそれはあんまり無理じゃありませんか。そんなことをする **位** なら、私はもう死んだ方がましです。」

My only guess is that ことをする位 translates as "do something of a certain
rank/social standing". (e.g. "How could you do something so low class?")  
Which makes my reading:

> **Hawk:** "If there is even one house that says you did not come, then at
> that time I will end you also!"  
>  **Nightjar:** "You say that is not very unreasonable?! If you will do such
> a thing _of that_ **rank** then I would rather be dead [than do what you
> tell me to]."

Is that reading of 位 correct?

**EDIT** :  
According to Chocolate, the correct reading is "to that extent". See
<http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%81%84>  
for the definition (it _isn't_ listed under 位).
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What's the meaning of 位 when it follows ことをする a.k.a. "to do something"?
[There is some discussion in the comments but since it's not an exact dupe I
think a proper answer should be in order.]

This 位 is read `ぐらい` (or `くらい`, it seems both readings are used equally often)
and is usually used to express an amount, extent, or degree of something. With
verbs it could be interpreted "as far as X goes...". So, the quoted part could
be translated as:

> そんなことをする位なら、私はもう死んだ方がましです。
>
> As far as doing such thing(s) goes, dying would be better for me.
>
> → _I'd rather die than do something like that._

Here's a nice blog post listing many examples and usage patterns of this word:

<http://maggiesensei.com/2011/01/26/request-
lesson-%E4%BD%8D-%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%EF%BC%8F%E3%81%90%E3%82%89%E3%81%84-kuraigurai/>
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