Lesson M - (most-used 880-923)
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Business words :hall, dim, amaze, cliff, solution, confuse, mention, fault, collapse, reverse
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NOW WHAT?
"Hello! Is anyone here?" Tim said loudly into the office area in the back of the warehouse.
When they took Fabian away, the police had commanded Tim to hang around the warehouse. But the police did not come back. Now Tim looked around to discover who else was still there from the former company. Someone had dimmed all the lights.
"We're here," shouted Mary Ann, who worked below Mr. Wilson. Tim walked down the hall to her office.
"The police had films of everyone who was part of it," she said as Tim came up to her. "Everyone who had something to gain, in the opinion of the police, is gone now."
Neither Mary Ann or Mr. Wilson had been taken by the police. That was some comfort to Tim. "Well, the good news is that we are still here and not in jail."
"Not only that," said Mary Ann. "The police were not shooting their guns so we're not patients in the hospital now."
"And that's a good thing, too." said Tim.
"And don't forget we still enjoy good health. We're not suffering any pain."
"I won't argue with that either," Tim declared.
Mr. Wilson had been listening to them from his office. He came out smiling, showing each tooth.
"And no one has married an axe murderer," expressed Mary Ann, "Especially me!"
"That's worth something, for sure," said Tim.
"Now, what?" said Mary Ann
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"This is not just an average day," said Mr. Wilson. "So I don't know…We have an extremely bad day now. There is no way to extend our time here, and we cannot prevent losing our jobs and not being able to pay our bills, because there is no company left to give us a job...And yet it's amazing!… You don't look unhappy," he said to Mary Ann and Tim. "You two are models of good employees. Nothing can shake your combined qualities of hope."
"No sense jumping off a cliff," said Mary Ann. "I have no memory of a situation like this, but maybe we can frame a solution."
"You mean get our jobs back?" asked Tim. "I'm a little confused now."
"You can't just manufacture a job," said Mary Ann, "But maybe we could get jobs in manufacturing."
"It's funny that you mention that," said Mr. Wilson. "Strange, I mean."
"How so?" asked Tim.
"Well," said Mr. Wilson. "When Jerry was fired, I told them it was not his fault. But they didn't listen to me. They wanted to put Fabian in as supervisor instead of Jerry."
"Jerry was pretty popular with everyone," said Mary Ann.
"Except for Fabian," said Tim.
"So the next thing I know the owners were firing Jerry. I was going to argue for him, but he told me that I couldn't stop them. He said they have an army and you are just one soldier."
"Yes, that was too bad about Jerry," said Tim. "But how does that help things for us now?"
"Well," said Mr. Wilson, "Jerry might become our bridge to another job. He called me about a week ago. I don't remember the date. He knew Fabian's brother and the rest were going to get caught by the company's customers, and the company would fail. He said he's a manager now and he would hire me as a supervisor if things collapsed here. The manufacturing company he works at is not a great distance from here."
"But," said Tim. "You were his manager before, and he was your supervisor. Now it’s the reverse. Now he will be your manager and you will supervise….who?"
"You two, for a start."
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amaze - do something totally unexpected in a surprising way (to Story)
argue
-- to discuss with someone who disagrees
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army -- a group of people armed for war
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average -- usual, normal, or usual quantity
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below -- in or to a lower place
(to Story)
bill -- a statement of charges, which you pay for services;
also, paper money (to Story)
bridge -- a structure to pass over a waterway, or another road
(to Story)
cliff - a place where the land drops off sharply, as
above a beach or a highway (to Story)
collapse - break and fall in, as when a bridge or a building comes apart (to Story)
combine -- to put or add together
(to Story)
comfort -- a state of being calm and feeling no pain
(to Story)
command -- orders(s) to do something
(to Story)
confuse - make someone unsure of the meaning in what
is said (to Story)
date -- the day of the month
(to Story)
declare -- to make known formally
(to Story)
dim - without much light or color (to Story)
discover -- to arrive at through search and study
(to Story)
distance -- the length from one place to another
(to Story)
enjoy -- to experience a feeling of pleasure
(to Story)
especially -- in a special way
(to Story)
express -- to put into words
(to Story)
extend -- to stretch out
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extreme -- of the greatest possible degree or intensity
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fail -- an action that does not reach success
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fault - when someone does something wrong, that is
called a fault (to Story)
film -- motion picture
(to Story)
forget -- to be unable to remember
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former -- the first of two, or the thing before
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frame -- a supporting structure over which something is built
(to Story)
gain -- to win something through one's efforts
(to Story)
hall - the part of a building where you walk between
rooms (to Story)
hang -- hold up from falling
(to Story)
health -- general condition of body and mind
(to Story)
hospital -- organization providing treatment for the sick and injured
(to Story)
manufacture -- make by hand or by machine
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marry -- to join as a husband and wife (to Story)
memory -- the store of things one can remember
(to Story)
mention - say something briefly about a subject
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model -- n. a small copy; or, an example to be followed
(to Story)
murder -- killing of a human being by another
(to Story)
neither -- not either (to Story)
opinion -- a judgment not backed by proof
(to Story)
pain -- an unpleasant feeling in the body (to Story)
patient -- a person who requires medical care
(to Story)
popular -- widely liked (to Story)
prevent -- to keep from happening
(to Story)
quality -- a high and desirable level in a given thing or person
(to Story)
reverse - turn something back in the other direction
(to Story)
shake -- to move quickly backwards and forwards, up and down
(to Story)
shoot -- to hit with a bullet, or to make film pictures
(to Story)
solution - the answer to a problem
(to Story)
suffer -- to feel pain (to Story)
tooth -- one of the hard parts in the mouth for biting
(to Story)
worth -- value or importance (to Story)