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.
at or in the front
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
Beaupre
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From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre 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 Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
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.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
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.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Swing left, George.
gray-blackadjective
of black tinged with grey
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
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.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
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.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
water frozen in the solid 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.
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.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
mainlandnounUS /ˈmeɪnlænd/
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
a particular point in time
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.
murknounUS /mɜːrk/
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
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.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
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 We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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.
soaredverbUS /sɔːrd/
past form of “soar” — rise rapidly
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
St
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From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
SwingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "Swing left, George.
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.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We soared over the divided channel of the St. Lawrence, between Orleans and the mainland.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
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.
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.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
a garment that covers the head and face
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.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 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 Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
a Caucasian
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.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Further ahead, the lights of the little village of St. Anne de Beaupre were visible with the gray-black towering hills behind them.
