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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 is all the poetry in the world in a name.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
all
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From this reading There is all the poetry in the world in a name.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
aspens
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
aux
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
Boucherville
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
Bout
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
called
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
certainly
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From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
covered
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
de
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
ears
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
eighty
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
end
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
facts
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
gliding
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
heroic
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
human
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
hundred
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is all the poetry in the world in a name.
island
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
l'Isle
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
lie
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From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
Longueuil
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
merely
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
miles
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
MONTMORENCI
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
more
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is all the poetry in the world in a name.
names
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
o'clock
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
originally
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
past
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
perchance
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
poetic
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
poetry
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From this reading There is all the poetry in the world in a name.
Pointe
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
QUEBEC
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
record
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
repeat
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
river
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
simple
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
singularly
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
six
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
some
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
sounded
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
started
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
substantial
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
suggested
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
There
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From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
transpired
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From this reading They suggested that some simple, and, perchance, heroic human life might have transpired there.
Trembles
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From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
want
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From this reading I repeat these names not merely for want of more substantial facts to record, but because they sounded singularly poetic to my ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There certainly was no lie in them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading QUEBEC AND MONTMORENCI About six o'clock we started for Quebec, one hundred and eighty miles distant by the river; gliding past Longueuil and Boucherville on the right, and Pointe aux Trembles, "so called from having been originally covered with aspens," and Bout de l'Isle, or the end of the island, on the left.
world
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From this reading There is all the poetry in the world in a name.
