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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 There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
Amazon
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
anchored
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
August
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
bay
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
Boat
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
Boys
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
came
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
clouds
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
coast
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
Colorado
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
Columbia
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
dark
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
darkness
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
deck
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
des
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
distant
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
drifting
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
electric
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
faint
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
feet
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
fifty
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
fog
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
form
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
hold
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
lamp
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
landing
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
landscape
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
later
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
Lawrence
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
light
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
Luce
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
miles
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
Mississippi
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
Montes
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
moon
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
more
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
morning
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
Motor
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
name
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
Newfoundland
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
night
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
nine
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
north
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
o'clock
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
Ohio
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
Only
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
out
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
part
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
Point
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
prow
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
River
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
running
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
set
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
showed
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
side
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
six
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From this reading The light on the motor boat came from an electric lamp set at the prow, six feet above the deck.
south
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
St
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From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
stream
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
surface
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
There
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From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
tide
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From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
upper
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
vicinity
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Columbia" "The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio" It was dark on the St. Lawrence River at nine o'clock that August night.
well
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
widens
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From this reading Only one light showed on the dark surface of the river in the vicinity of St. Luce, and this came from the deck of a motor boat, anchored well out from the landing on the south side of the stream, fifty miles or more from Point des Montes, which is where the St. Lawrence widens out to the north to form the upper part of the bay of the same name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tide was running in, and with it came a faint fog from the distant coast of Newfoundland.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be a moon later, but the clouds drifting in from the bay might or might not hold the landscape in darkness until morning.
