Chicopee

[ chik-uh-pee ]

/ ˈtʃɪk əˌpi /

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a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

I told 'em he was in Boston, whereas he's in Chicopee, so I just took the letter from the office myself.
The English Orphans|Mary Jane Holmes
Abel Chapin kept a tavern at Chicopee, Mass., in 1730, and some few leaves of his account-book still remain.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
In a day or two Mary returned to Chicopee, but did not, like Ella, lay her books aside and consider her education finished.
The English Orphans|Mary Jane Holmes
One Chicopee sewing machine is in the Smithsonian collection.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine|Grace Rogers Cooper

You are quiet, and gentle, and pure like her, and I am so glad of the Providence which led me to Chicopee.
Ethelyn's Mistake|Mary Jane Holmes