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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
advantage
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
all
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From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
Andy
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
Bank
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
best
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
choice
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
doing
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
enjoyment
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
ENTERING
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From this reading ENTERING FOR THE RACE.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
fell
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ENTERING FOR THE RACE.
frugally
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
Hayes
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
hitherto
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
hours
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
keen
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
leisure
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
lot
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
manageable
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From this reading A reasonable, wholesome, manageable scheme of life!
momentous
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
money
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
necessity
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
pay
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
percentage
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
problem
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
programme
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
RACE
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From this reading ENTERING FOR THE RACE.
rather
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From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
reasonable
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From this reading A reasonable, wholesome, manageable scheme of life!
reconciling
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
Savings
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
scheme
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From this reading A reasonable, wholesome, manageable scheme of life!
schemer
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From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
simple
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
small
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
sparing
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
supposed
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
taking
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTERING FOR THE RACE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
very
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
victim
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From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or, rather, not a scheme at all--Andy was no schemer.
wholesome
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From this reading A reasonable, wholesome, manageable scheme of life!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
work
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From this reading Life had hitherto been very simple to him--doing his work, taking his pay, spending the money frugally and to the best advantage, sparing a small percentage for the Savings Bank, and reconciling with this programme the keen enjoyment of such leisure hours as fell to his lot.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Andy Hayes had never supposed that he would be the victim of a problem, or exposed to the necessity of a momentous choice.
