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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 We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
account
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
advice
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From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
allowed
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, then, are those who have money but no business to do?
article
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
asleep
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
away
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From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
business
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
course
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What, then, are those who have money but no business to do?
effect
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
employ
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
even
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
go
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
growing
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
holidays
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
idle
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
lie
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
make
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
management
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
money
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
never
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
one's
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
own
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
owning
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
person
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
profit
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
Put
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
quoted
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
rule
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
taking
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
then
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From this reading What, then, are those who have money but no business to do?
thing
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
third
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
thrown
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From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
turning
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, then, are those who have money but no business to do?
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But such advice is thrown away on those who have no business.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
wise
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From this reading We quoted a wise rule in our third article to the effect that money should never be allowed to lie idle.
wisest
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From this reading Of course the wisest thing is to employ it in one’s own business, turning it over and over at a profit, under one’s own management.
work
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From this reading Put to work on its own account money will make money, and go on growing and growing even whilst the person owning it is asleep or taking holidays.
