used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
austeritynounUS /ˌɔːˈsterɪti/
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
bean-counters
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From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
lacking funds
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
BurbanknounUS /ˈbɜːrbæŋk/
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
clip-joints
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From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
competitiveadjectiveUS /kəmˈpetətɪv/
involving competition or competitiveness
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
decadenounUS /deˈkeɪd/
a period of 10 years
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
DisneynounUS /ˈdɪzni/
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
heart-attack-inducing
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From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
HollywoodnounUS /ˈhɑːliwʊd/
the film industry of the United States
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
Imagineering
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From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
and nothing more
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
maximumnounUS /ˈmæksəməm/
the largest possible quantity
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
OrlandonounUS /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/
a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
per-mile
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From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
pricesnounUS /ˈpraɪsəz/
plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
receiptsnounUS /rɪˈsiːts/
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
reimbursementnounUS /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsmənt/
compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
Sammy
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From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
shareholdersnounUS /ˈʃerhoʊldərz/
plural of “shareholder” — someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
tollsnounUS /toʊlz/
plural of “toll” — a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
turnpikenounUS /ˈtɜːrnpaɪk/
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
at the time that
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But since Parks had been spun off into a separate company with its own shareholders, the new austerity measures meant that the bean-counters in Burbank set a maximum per-mile reimbursement and never mind the actual expense.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The drive from Orlando down to Hollywood got worse every time Sammy took it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Enough of this competitive intelligence work and Sammy would go broke.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The turnpike tolls went up every year and the road surface quality declined, and the gas prices at the clip-joints were heart-attack-inducing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Sammy started at Disney Imagineering a decade before, the company had covered your actual expenses -- just collect the receipts and turn them in for cash back.
