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1829
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
1832
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
America
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
applied
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
attention
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
body
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
British
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
business
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
CANADA
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certain
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
Champlain
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
charter
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
construct
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
contest
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
deliberations
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
earnest
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enterprise
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
enterprising
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
filtered
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
fourteen
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
granted
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
historic
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idea
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important
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
INVASION
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
IV
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
John's
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
La
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
Lake
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
Lawrence
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
line
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
link
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
Liverpool
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locomotion
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
locomotive
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Manchester
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men
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
merchandise
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method
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
miles
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
Montreal
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
named
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
new
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
news
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North
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
occupied
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
only
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
opening
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
parallel
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part
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
passengers
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play
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
power
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
Prairie
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
projected
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
prominent
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
province
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
Quebec
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
rails
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RAILWAY
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Rainhill
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reached
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
realised
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
result
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
Rocket
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round
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scarcely
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seal
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
small
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
some
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
spirits
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
St
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
steam
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Stephenson's
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
transporting
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
two
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
unpretentious
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From this reading It was an unpretentious enterprise, for the projected line was only some fourteen miles in length.
up
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From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
victory
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They realised that the new method of locomotion was certain to play an important part in the opening up of British North America.
water
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
William
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From this reading As a result of deliberations, a small body of prominent business men in Montreal applied for a charter to construct a railway from La Prairie to St. John’s in the province of Quebec, which was granted in 1832 under the seal of William IV.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
world
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From this reading THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA The news of the victory of Stephenson’s “Rocket” in the historic railway locomotive contest at Rainhill on the Liverpool & Manchester railway in 1829 scarcely had filtered round the world, when the idea of transporting passengers and merchandise by steam power along two parallel rails occupied the earnest attention of enterprising spirits in Canada.
York
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From this reading It was named the Champlain & St. Lawrence railway, the idea being to link Lake Champlain, whence New York could be reached by water, with the St. Lawrence.
