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There are roughly three New Yorks.
12:04
7 mins ago, by Ice Girl
roughly here means not exactly
Correct.
There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and turbulence as natural and inevitable.
who takes the city for granted?
turbulence as natural and inevitable?
the people that were born there
the man or woman who was born here
Hey mate
native New Yorkers
12:06
I mean what does it mean?
@ParthKohli Hi pal
@IceGirl "taking for granted" means to not worry too much about it
@IceGirl If you are born in the city of New York you are called a native New Yorker
"turbulence" is when your life is very tough.
taking for granted=to expect that someone or something will always be there when you need them and never think how important or useful they are
right?
12:09
You "accept the city" as huge
well, yes, that's the right meaning.
but here, it means what skull just said.
helping someone with english feels so much better than helping with math. :)
@IceGirl You were born and raised in this huge city and you have not left it
3 mins ago, by skullpatrol
@IceGirl If you are born in the city of New York you are called a native New Yorker
@IceGirl You "take it for granted" because it is all you know
granted = given
"for granted" is a little different though...
as natural and inevitable?
do you know the meaning of avoid?
12:15
@IceGirl to expect that New York City will always be there when you need it and never think how important or useful it is
yes
Second, there is the New York of the commuter—the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night.
sort of like if you grew up on a farm, then you would think farm life as being natural and inevitable
"There are three types of New Yorks"

This means that New York has three kinds of viewpoints.
@IceGirl This one is very hard to explain. You know what a commuter is?
@IceGirl a commuter is some one who "commutes" or drives to work in the big city and leaves at night
someone who travels a long distance to work every day
12:20
Yes.
he/she does not live IN the city
Someone who lives outside New York.
And goes to New York for work.
the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night.

drives to work in the big city and leaves at night
locusts are insects that travel in huge groups
here, a commuter is compared with a locust.
12:24
be devoured by something=
to be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you
Wow
My God
that is the image of all these "commuters" coming to NYC to work
NYC= New York City
but they live in houses outside of the city
...spat out each night.
spat = spit
spat out= leave
right?
yes
good work :)
12:28
:)
Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last—the city of final destination, the city that is a goal.
So we have the native New Yorkers, who live in the city and we have these "commuters"
native New Yorkers refer to commuters
nope they live in the city center
commuters live outside of the downtown area
The New York Area has many suburbs
The New York Metropolitan area includes the most populous city in the United States (New York City); counties comprising Long Island and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York; the six largest cities in New Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, and Edison) and their vicinities; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury) and their vicinities; and seven counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including the state's third-largest city of Allentown the state's eighth largest city of ...
12:35
in quest of something?
define suburb an outlying district of a city, esp. a residential one.
synonyms: residential area, dormitory area, bedroom community, commuter shed, commuter belt, exurb; More
@IceGirl quest means looking to make big money in the big city
trying to find or get something
Sorry what?
@IceGirl looking to make big money in the big city
this one for which line?
the 3rd
the city that is a goal.
12:40
Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last?
@IceGirl can you access the wikipedia article on NYC?
What does ( of ) mean here?
yes
1st city: natives

2nd city: commuters

3rd city: money makers
Of these 3
aha. ok
What does trembling mean?
afraid
shaking
12:45
the greatest is the last?
nervous
What does the greatest is the last mean?
it has the most effect on the entire population
destination=the place that someone or something is going to
right?
yes
right
12:50
It is this third city that accounts for New York’s high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.
accounts for?
is the reason why
to form a particular amount or part of something
to be the reason why something happens
to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something
the second one is correct yes?
yep, the last two definitions work here :)
I'm glad to see you took my advice, and use the dictionary :)
I think of a word as the palm of your hand and your fingers are its different meanings.
12:56
I didn't understand
your sentence
your hand has 5 fingers, right?
Yes
:)
each finger is a different meaning connected to the same hand
I got it
ok ok
high-strung disposition?
someone who is highly-strung easily becomes nervous or upset
highly excitable or nervous
13:03
disposition=temperament
poetical deportment?
poetical=expressing ideas in a very sensitive way and with great beauty or imagination
deportment= conduct or behavior
what's the sentence?
It is this third city that accounts for New York’s high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.
acting like poets
Artistic
13:08
connected with poetry or having the qualities of poetry
dedication=hard work or effort that someone puts into a particular activity because they care about it a lot:
they love the Arts
dedication to the arts
Music, drama, poetry
extremely good, beautiful etc, and much better than others=incomparable
the best, no one can compare
incomparable achievements. together mean what?
no one can compare their achievements to NYC
13:18
Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.
tidal restlessness?
36 mins ago, by skullpatrol
1st city: natives

2nd city: commuters

3rd city: money makers
@IceGirl the tide is the ocean
tidal=relating to the regular rising and falling of the sea
@IceGirl it comes in at dawn, and goes out at night
on the beach
the tide is out^
like the commuters
restlessness?
means fidgety
never stops moving
13:26
OK
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White (July 11, 1899–October 1, 1985), was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide, The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan. Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, not for the first time. Life White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the youngest child of Samuel Tilly White, the president of a ...
solidarity=loyalty and general agreement between all the people in a group, or between different groups because they all have a shared aim
that works here :)
right?
13:30
:)
you have improved a lot
Thank you my best friend
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because of your advice I....
13:33
Answer me please :)
I like to know
let's finish this essay please
:(
but the settlers give it passion?
What does it mean?
the setters are the 3rd group, right?
17 mins ago, by skullpatrol
36 mins ago, by skullpatrol
1st city: natives

2nd city: commuters

3rd city: money makers
13:36
right
the want to make things happen
create business, enjoy Art, etc
What does passion mean here?
love
each embraces New York with the intense excitement of first love, each absorbs New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer,
they are the newest people
but they
4 mins ago, by skullpatrol
the want to make things happen
3 mins ago, by skullpatrol
create business, enjoy Art, etc
Please stop I didn't understand this sentence:
but the settlers give it passion
like an immigrant arriving at a new country to make a new life
13:42
Who are the newest people?
the 3rd group
Why they give love?
they are eager for success
they would love to make a lot of money in NYC
a farmer arriving from Italy to set up a small grocery store in a slum
set up?
start
right?
13:50
a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live=slum
a very untidy place
right
where very poor people live
or a young girl arriving from a small town in Mississippi to escape the indignity of being observed by her neighbors
indignity=a situation that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected
or a boy arriving from the Corn Belt with a manuscript in his suitcase and a pain in his heart,
a pain in his heart?
What does it mean?
the "Corn Belt" is a farm area, the pain in his heart is his desire to succeed
13 mins ago, by skullpatrol
they are eager for success
13:58
The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn (maize) has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop, replacing the native tall grasses. By 1950, 99% of the corn was grown from hybrids. Most corn is fed to livestock, especially hogs and poultry. In recent decades soybeans have grown in importance. The U.S. produces 40% of the world crop.
"a manuscript in his suitcase" is a play or song he wrote while on the farm
he dreams of going to NYC
to publish it
@IceGirl are you getting the idea?
what?
does the essay make more sense now?
Yes so so
good
I should sleep soon
14:04
OK
it makes no difference: each embraces New York with the intense excitement of first love, each absorbs New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer, each generates heat and light to dwarf the Consolidated Edison Company.
give me the most important questions
Finished
This line explain the 3 NY. yes?
this line is all about the new comers
each is an example of a type of newcomer
What does embrace mean?
farmer, girl, farm boy
embrace=hug
14:08
generates heat?
has a lot of energy
because they are eager to succeed
What transitions does White use to help the reader identify the relation of ideas?
that question is too technical for me :(
your answer is wrong?
maybe post it as a question on the main site
14:14
who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and turbulence as natural and inevitable.
Where the writer use metaphor?
in this sentence
native New Yorkers
"turbulence" is the metaphor
interpret what it means
it means native NY
If I want to ask my question in the main site I should write my whole essay?
just the parts you don't understand
try to ask specific questions
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile. In simpler terms, a metaphor compares two objects/things without using the words "like" or "as". One of the most prominent examples of a metaphor in English literature is the All the world's a stage monologue from As You Like I...
Can you tell me?
turbulence means always changing
because of so many different types of newcomers
13 mins ago, by skullpatrol
farmer, girl, farm boy
14:23
What question can I ask in main site? about this question: What transitions does White use to help the reader identify the relation of ideas?
sure
then you will need the whole essay
What question can I ask in main site?
you could ask what is a "transition"? in writing
I think it means change
OK
What does absorb mean?
soak in
14:27
Are you sure here means this?
soak up, suck up, draw up/in, take up/in,
each absorbs New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer
take in
It's odd to me
fresh eyes that have never seen a big city like NYC
they are dry
dwarf= an imaginary creature that looks like a small man
a person who is a dwarf has not continued to grow to the normal height because of a medical condition. Many people think that this use is offensive.
to be so big that other things are made to seem very small
right, small
14:34
I hope that see you soon
Good bye
:)
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
WHat does it mean?
hmmm...
sorry, I need to sleep
the key here is the word "framed"
@skullpatrol Sorry. There is, of course, only one New York.
What does it mean?
@IceGirl It is unique, one of a kind, there is no other city like it
14:40
@skullpatrol sorry for that
OK
Really thanks
np
@user4550 to avoid an evil habit you must first realise, or picture in a "frame" that you have a habit, but by then it is too late to stop
addictions are like that
@user4550 did that help?

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