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The phrase “And so am I revenged” in line 34 refers to an action that has been fulfilled.  

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In line 32, the word “might” can be correctly replaced with the modal verb could. 

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The word “forestalled” in line 20 could be replaced by prevented without changing the meaning of the sentence. 

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The first speaker in the text is praying only for forgiveness. 

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In line 14, the word “both” is used as a pronoun for the antecedent “double business bound” (line 12). 

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In line 12, the word “bound” could be replaced by constrained without changing the meaning of the sentence. 

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In line 45, the expression “the lesser evil” indicates that the Portuguese were not perceived by the Chinese as much of a threat as were East Asian pirates. 

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In line 43, the word “appreciated” could be replaced with enjoyed without changing the meaning of the sentence.

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In line 41, the word “foes” could be replaced with business counterparts without changing the meaning of the sentence. 

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In line 15, the word “patchwork” conveys the idea of a seamless system of regional markets. 

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The expansion of the trade network designed by the Portuguese was enabled by the range of technical solutions they offered, rather than by the nature of the products transacted. 

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The Portuguese contributed to lure invaders to Chinese shores. 

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Despite setbacks in handling the relations with China, the Portuguese have been able to maintain a commercial presence in some parts of the Chinese territory.

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Italian Renaissance decisively contributed to usher in the age of European domination. 

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In the last paragraph, Vidal admits that, unlike himself, Alec Guinness and Terry Southern are not nostalgic. 

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In Vidal’s opinion, Joe Alsop was not likeable.  

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In the statement “Videocassettes are beginning to crowd out the books”, in line 7, one could infer that tapes might outnumber books at some point. 

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In the sentence “look about the room”, in line 1, about is used as adverb rather than a preposition. 

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In lines 2, 11, and 12, the word “breach” could not be replaced by severance in any of the situations without changing the meaning of the sentences.

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In lines 10 to 12, in the passage “this is more straightforward when no formal breach of relations has taken place”, “more straightforward” could be replaced by less complex without changing the meaning of the sentence.