All 18 Uses
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- When he first heard about how he might have to leave, he knowed then it would be best to go, that he could get along faster somewhere where the foreman wouldn't be down on him.†
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- The foreman was down on Lucas because he didn't like him because Lucas was young and full of life all the time and the foreman wanted Lucas' job to give it to a cousin of his.†
Chpt 1
- The foreman was down on Lucas because he didn't like him because Lucas was young and full of life all the time and the foreman wanted Lucas' job to give it to a cousin of his.†
Chpt 1
- He said he would stay if I said so, whether the foreman treated him right or not.†
Chpt 1
- "We ought to run him through the planer," the foreman said.†
Chpt 2
- "Put this man on," the superintendent said to the foreman.†
Chpt 2
- The foreman looked at him, briefly, his gaze as cold as the other's.†
Chpt 2
- "Well, whatever he wears suits me if it suits you and him," the foreman said.†
Chpt 2
- The foreman and the superintendent were talking at the door.†
Chpt 2
- They parted and the foreman returned.†
Chpt 2
- "Did you ever hear of a white man named Christmas?" the foreman said.†
Chpt 2
- "Let it stay there," the foreman said.†
Chpt 2
- And when Mooney, the foreman, saw the new hand, Byron believed that he and Mooney had the same thought.†
Chpt 2
- When the foreman came in, one said: "Well, I see you have lost one of your apprentice firemen."†
Chpt 2
- And he took it so himself then, because it was a sign, and we moved away from the towns then and after a while he got to be foreman at the sawmill, doing well because he hadn't begun then to take God's name in vain and in pride to justify and excuse the devil that was in him.†
Chpt 16
- They were living at a sawmill that he was foreman of, over in Arkansas.†
Chpt 16
- And he got a new foreman, but he let me stay in the house a while longer because we didn't know where Eupheus was, and it coming winter and me with the baby to take care of.†
Chpt 16
- He knows Mooney, the foreman.†
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(foreman) a person chosen to lead and speak for a group, especially at work or in a courtroomAt work, a foreman is the worker who supervises and directs other workers, often in factories, workshops, or on construction sites. In a court case, the foreman is the juror selected to lead the jury and announce its decision.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)