Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

for the reason that

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

someone who plays a bugle

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

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From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

plural of “centime” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

superlative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

-ing form of “decorate” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

plural of “distinction” — a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

past form of “enlist” — join the military

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

a movement into or inward

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Without exception every man in the Legion had his money troubles.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Without exception every man in the Legion had his money troubles.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Money was a thing of immense value in the Foreign Legion.

plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Without exception every man in the Legion had his money troubles.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Money was a thing of immense value in the Foreign Legion.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

plural of “industry” — the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

archaic terms for army

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

the literary culture

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

kill without legal sanction

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

not any; not one

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

relating to human society and its members

From this reading The possession of a few francs made an enormous difference and created in the midst of the Legion's red-trousered equality the finest social grades and distinctions.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

a special situation

From this reading Money was a thing of immense value in the Foreign Legion.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Money was a thing of immense value in the Foreign Legion.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Money was a thing of immense value in the Foreign Legion.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

at the time that

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

which person or people

From this reading The poor fellows who enlisted because they had no money to buy a crust of bread made the biggest mistake of their lives when they thought to finish with their troubles by entering the Legion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without exception every man in the Legion had his money troubles.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "THE LEGION GETS NO PAY" The money troubles of the Legion : Five centimes wages : The cheapest soldiers of the world : Letters from the Legion : The science of "decorating" : The industries of the légionnaires : What the bugler did for a living : The man with the biscuits : A thief in the night : Summary lynch law : Herr von Rader and La Cantinière : "The Legion works--the Legion gets no pay!"