used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
any person at all
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
astoundingadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
benisons
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From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
boulevardsnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrdz/
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
Chicago'snounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊz/
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 And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You simply do not live on the South Side.
don't
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From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
middle-classadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəlˈklæs/
occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You simply do not live on the South Side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
representsverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzents/
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
section'snounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
possessive form of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
and nothing more
From this reading You simply do not live on the South Side.
smoke-blackened
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From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
at the time that
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
which person or people
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading More than that, booming its benisons upon the whole is the astounding spectacle of Lake Michigan forming the section's eastern boundary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet Fashion had early turned its back upon all this as is the way of Fashion with natural beauty.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Chicago's South Side is a pleasant place of fine houses and neat lawns (and this when every foot of lawn represents a tidy fortune); of trees, and magnificent parks and boulevards; of stately (if smoke-blackened) apartment houses; of children, and motor cars; of all that makes for comfortable, middle-class American life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Anyone who has lived in Chicago knows that you don't live on the South Side.
