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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 THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
accountant
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
arithmetics
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
attract
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
branch
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
business
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
competitors
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
concern
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
consideration
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
deal
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
eighteen
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
endeavoured
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
fashion
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
figures
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
firms
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
get
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
give
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
heap
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
huge
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
initial
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
kept
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
like
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
London
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
Loss
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
matters
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
methods
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
more
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
net
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
nine
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
out
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
outlay
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
portraiture
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
pounds
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
PRODIGAL
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
professional
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
Profit
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
profits
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
published
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
recoup
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
regular
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
scorn
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
see
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
sevenpence
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
several
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
sheet
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
shillings
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
stock
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
studio
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
sum
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From this reading My net profits from the portraiture branch amount to the huge sum of nine pounds, eighteen shillings and sevenpence.
supplied
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
taken
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
taught
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From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
well
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
whole
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
willing
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
Windyridge
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
woman
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
work
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From this reading But that matters little, as my London firms have kept me well supplied with work, and would give me a great deal more if I were willing to take it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am afraid a professional accountant would heap scorn upon it, as my methods are not those taught in the arithmetics; but that consideration does not concern me.
year
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL I have been one whole year in Windyridge, and like a good business woman I have taken stock and endeavoured to get out a balance sheet in regular "Profit and Loss" fashion.
years
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From this reading If these figures were to be published I do not think they would attract competitors to Windyridge, and I can see plainly that I shall not recoup my initial outlay on the studio for several years.
