used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
(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 Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
beholds
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From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
cablesnounUS /ˈkeɪbəlz/
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
car-lines
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From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
traveling across
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
exhibitsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɪbəts/
plural of “exhibit” — an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
Francisco
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From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
ImprobableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
pageantrynounUS /ˈpædʒəntri/
a rich and spectacular ceremony
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
prodigalnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
pulleysnounUS /ˈpʊliz/
plural of “pulley” — a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
salutesnounUS /səˈluːts/
plural of “salute” — an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
San
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From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
slapverbUS /slæp/
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
splutternoun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the stranger beholds San Francisco, the Improbable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
unrolledverbUS /ˌʌnˈroʊld/
past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading Its pageantry is unrolled for all to see at first glance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
someone who visits
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Never was a city so prodigal of its friendship and its wealth.
welcomingadjectiveUS /ˈwelkəmɪŋ/
very cordial
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
in or at the place that
From this reading In every little valley where the slack, rattling cables of her car-lines slap and splutter over the pulleys, some great area of the town exhibits a rising colony of blocks stretching up and over a shoulder of the hill to one side and to the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She salutes one on every crossing, welcoming the visitor openly and frankly with her western heart.
