Chapter VIII

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

From this reading We are still a little overawed.

a cherished desire

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

possessive form of “america” — North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

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

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

any thing at all

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

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

From this reading We are still a little overawed.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

possessive form of “chicago” — largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

to offer or accept a challenge

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

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

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

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

From this reading We are still a little overawed.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I have never heard that Chicago did anything by halves!

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

and nothing more

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

overcome by a feeling of awe

From this reading We are still a little overawed.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

past form of “pride” — be proud of

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

not in physical motion

From this reading We are still a little overawed.

carry out

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

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

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

an appraisal of the value of something

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading So far we have only been in hotels that have prided themselves on being the “best hotel in the state” or the “best hotel in the Middle West,” but Chicago’s pride throws down the gauntlet to America, North and South, and coast to coast.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

the day immediately before today

From this reading THE CITY OF AMBITION We arrived yesterday at “America’s most perfect hotel.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “The world will take you at your own valuation.”