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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
ahead
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
Alan
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From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
Anne
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
Beaupré
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
channel
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
de
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
dimly
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
divided
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
Falls
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
Further
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
Girl
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
gray-black
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
great
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
hanging
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
higher
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
hills
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
Historic
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From this reading Historic region!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
ice
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
Inch
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
Lawrence
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
left
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
lights
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
little
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
mainland
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
moment
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
Montmorency
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
murk
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
Niagara
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
Orleans
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
region
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From this reading Historic region!
showed
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
soared
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
St
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
Tall
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From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
thoughts
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From this reading But Alan and I had no thoughts for it.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
towering
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
veil
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
village
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
visible
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The Girl an Inch Tall_ We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
white
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From this reading Montmorency Falls in a moment showed dimly white through the murk to our left, a great hanging veil of ice higher than Niagara.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupré were visible with the gray-black, towering hills behind them.
