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"He told me it was for men of desperate fortunes on one hand, or of aspiring superior fortunes on the other, who went abroad upon adventures, to rise by enterprize and make themselves famous in undertakings of a nature out of the common road." Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
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went abroad to get ahead in life and make a name for themselves by doing extraordinary things. advance/get ahead by hard work = rise by enterprize make a name for themselves/become successful or famous = make themselves famous for trying/attempting/endeavoring = in undertakings of to do unusual/ extraordinary/ambitious things = of a nature out of the common road
- went abroad to get ahead in life and make a name for themselves by doing extraordinary things.
- advance/get ahead by hard work = rise by enterprize make a name for themselves/become successful or famous = make themselves famous for trying/attempting/endeavoring = in undertakings of to do unusual/ extraordinary/ambitious things = of a nature out of the common road
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went abroad to get ahead in life and make a name for themselves by doing extraordinary things.
advance/get ahead by hard work = rise by enterprize
make a name for themselves/become successful or famous = make themselves famous
for trying/attempting/endeavoring = in undertakings of
to do unusual/ extraordinary/ambitious things = of a nature out of the common road
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