WORD: work; HIT 10 / 138

Instructions

Native speakers of American English please. For the 10 sentences in this HIT, select the best meaning of the word in boldface. Each sentence is followed by the same list of meanings to choose from. There are between 90 and 100 HITs for this same word, same list of meanings. In all, we plan to post equivalent numbers of HITs for 38 words. The data from these HITs will be used for research on how word meaning varies with context, and will become part of an open resource. Please do as many HITs for the same word as possible -- this increases their value to us. Note that your speed at doing HITs will increase as you do more of the same word and learn the definitions. We have already tested our HITs in several trial runs, with input from other turkers.

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Sentence 1:   Economic theory predicts that the centerpiece of the Republican tax cut will mean less time at work, which in turn means a further reduction in tax revenues.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 2:   They carried books, not to a lecture but to a bonfire on which were burned the works of Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Stefan Zweig, Albert Einstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as Proust, Zola, Gide, H.G.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 3:   They can't go to court, but they can interview clients and do all the initial intake work that needs to be done" as well as investigative work, says Hartwell.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 4:   Thus, whatever the demon’s eorts, there remain the issues of just what features of a nonequilibrium system the demon must measure such that work can be extracted, how the demon knows to measure those features rather than other useless features, and how, once measured, couplings come into existence in the universe that actually extract work.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 5:   Faculty and Student Awards Annual presentations of Chancellor's awards encourage outstanding work among faculty, staff, and students.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 6:   It creates a core of tension in Freeman's work.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 7:   Museo Cerralbo (c/Ven­tu­ra Rodríguez, 17), another nobleman’s collection bequeathed to his country, is more like visiting an art collector’s 19th-century house than a museum; few works are identified or marked.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 8:   Auditors may find it necessary to use the work of legal counsel in (1) determining

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 9:   The third feature to note is the work cycle performed by the agent.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above


Sentence 10:   While the trends of decline are reversing, our work is far from complete.

1.  activity directed toward making or doing something    Example: she checked several points needing further work
2.  a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing    Example: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination
3.  the occupation for which you are paid    Example: he is looking for employment
4.  applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)    Example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
5.  (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force    Example: work equals force times distance
6.  a place where work is done    Example: he arrived at work early today
7.  the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)    Example: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
8.  Not clear, or none of the above