Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

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

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

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

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

for the reason that

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

plural of “employer” — a person or firm that employs workers

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

a state of high honor

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

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

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

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From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

and nothing more

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

engage in

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

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

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

the force of workers available

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

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From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

as might be expected

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

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From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

plural of “salary” — something that remunerates

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

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

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

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

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

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

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

inflected form of “underpay” — pay too little

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

at the time that

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

which person or people

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Praise goes a long way with a good man, and some employers stop there; but cash goes the whole distance, and if you want to keep your growing men with you, you mustn't expect them to do all the growing.

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading Small salaries make slow workers and careless clerks; because it isn't hard to get an underpaid job.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading There are a lot of fellows in the world who are working just for glory, but they are mostly poets, and you needn't figure on finding many of them out at the Stock Yards.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Naturally, when you expect so much from your men, they have a right to expect a good deal from you.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading If you want them to feel that your interests are theirs, you must let them see that their interests are yours.