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El Monte

[ el mon-tee ]
/ ɛl ˈmɒn ti /
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noun
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
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How to use El Monte in a sentence

  • In meeting this emergency, the El Monte boys, as usual, took an active part.

  • There is a little divide just outside of the El Monte yard, and then for a stretch of about five miles, it is down grade.

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