13. Words and punctuation that deviate, or stray, from conventions of Standard English are called genres
contexts
variations
perspectives

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy

did , cooked , was reading , will do , will prepare , will read

explanation:

whatever is after like is what is being compared they are comparing bumping into you like they are scared to catch germs you have and to you being contagious