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Chapter IV
"Don't you see? Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive. Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in. It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's. If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
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From this reading "Don't you see?
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From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
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From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
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From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
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From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
above and across; more than
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
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From this reading "Don't you see?
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From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
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From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
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From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
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From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's just coincidence that the rubber they took over was your property rather than some Genoese operator's.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you were open to a loss there, then if they hadn't taken over someone else could have.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fred and Peter saw an opening and, in keeping with your instructions, moved in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you see?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Using your own theory, you have been set back by someone more efficiently competitive.
