used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
affectingadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
the two together, not just one
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
corporationsnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “corporation” — a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
differentialnounUS /ˌdɪfərˈenʃəl/
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
discriminationnounUS /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
promote over another
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
improperadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːpər/
not suitable or right or appropriate
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
an occurrence of something
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
and nothing more
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
engage in
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
used to form the superlative
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
railwaysnounUS /ˈreɪlweɪz/
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
ratesnounUS /reɪts/
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
express in words
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The most serious complaints that have been made to me have been of improper discrimination in railroad rates.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
shippersnounUS /ˈʃɪpərz/
plural of “shipper” — someone who ships goods
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
statementsnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənts/
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
usersnounUS /ˈjuːzərz/
plural of “user” — a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
From this reading For instance, in two recent cases affecting great corporations the complaints that have been made to me have been that they are too low as regards certain big shippers; the complaint in both these cases is about the differential, the difference of treatment of two sets of users of the railways, the difference in favor of one set of shippers as against another set of shippers.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether this is just or not I am not prepared to say.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There has been comparatively little complaint to me of the railroad rates being as a whole too high.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With most of the general statements that you make I agree, but I am not sure that I agree with your application of them.
