Samuel Slater – Flashcards
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Ambitious
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Having a strong desire for success
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Constant
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happening too often; happening continually
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ideal
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perfect for a special purpose
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ideal
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perfect for a special purpose
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prosperous
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to become richer and richer
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self-contained
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having everything that you need in one place
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in order to
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for this purpose
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banks
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the land on both sides of a river
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complex
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a group of buildings that are related to each other
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housing
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any place for someone to live comfortably (in a house, in a trailer, in a hotel)
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monopoly
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complete control over an industry so that no one can compete with you
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technology
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all the details and information about a complicated industry
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waterway
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any river, stream, or canal
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in a position to
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able to (do something); allowed to (do something)
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enable
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to give someone the ability to do something; to help someone; to make someone able
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exclude
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to prevent someone from joining you; to keep someone out of your group
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export
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selling something to other countries
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forbid
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to refuse to allow something; tell someone that he must not do something
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prove to be
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to become after some time; to finally become
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prosper
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to become richer and richer
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set to work
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to start working with great enthusiasm
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board
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to get on a ship
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acquire
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to get; to become to owner of something
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disguise yourself as
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to wear clothes that make you look like someone else
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Smuggle
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to sneak something into a country illegally or secretly
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accommodate
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to provide (people) with everything that they need; to provide housing for someone
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discontinue
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to stop something that you are doing
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specialize in
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to major in; to focus on only one kind of work
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emigrate
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to leave your country because you want to live in another country
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immigrate
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to arrive in your country from another country
