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Under the Andes

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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BEGINNING THE DANCE.
It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.
A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.
Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.
I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.
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Under the Andes

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Under the Andes is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BEGINNING THE DANCE.
Line 2
It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.
Line 3
A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.
Line 4
Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.
Line 5
I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

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a

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account

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

accounts

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

agent's

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

allowed

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

amount

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

and

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

any

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

are

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

become

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

been

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

BEGINNING

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From this reading BEGINNING THE DANCE.

but

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

chaps

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

clearly

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

DANCE

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From this reading BEGINNING THE DANCE.

developed

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

did

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

discovered

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

discrepancy

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

established

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

even

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

excessive

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

excited

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

fellow's

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

for

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friend

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

from

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

had

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

he

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

honest

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I

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

imagination

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

in

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

inconvenience

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

It

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

lack

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lawyers

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

loss

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luckily

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

me

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

mild

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

mine

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

moderation

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

modesty

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

my

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

myself

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

not

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

of

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

on

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

one

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

or

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

over

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

placed

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

plodder

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

position

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put

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

recovering

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

relief

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

saved

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

serious

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

sighed

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

so

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

Some

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

speculating

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

that

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

THE

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From this reading BEGINNING THE DANCE.

themselves

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those

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

thousand

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

thus

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

to

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

trifle

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

trouble

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

twenty

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From this reading Some twenty thousand or so was the amount, and I did not even put myself to the trouble of recovering it.

unduly

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From this reading It developed, luckily for me, that my lawyers had allowed themselves to become unduly excited over a trifle.

vacated

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

was

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From this reading A discrepancy had been discovered in my agent's accounts; it was clearly established that he had been speculating; but the fellow's excessive modesty and moderation had saved me from any serious inconvenience or loss.

who

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

with

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From this reading I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief.

Chapter 2 of Under the Andes by Rex Stout holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 2 holds 180 sentences of Under the Andes, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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Sweetheart
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Scene
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Exactly
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Moved
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