Lockport

[ lok-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈlɒkˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

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a city in W New York, on the New York State Barge Canal.

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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.

"Sure, divil a dog in Lockport but knows you, Barney," said the dying man.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
I am obliged to go to Albany to-night on business, and then hurry back to the Lockport circuit.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden
At Lockport we found business nearly at a stand-still; the thermometer was at 110 degrees of Fahrenheit.
Impressions of America|Tyrone Power
At Lockport we are lifted up the precipice over which the Falls of Niagara pour some miles distant.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters

But I must tell about his famous jump across the Lock at Lockport, at that time 14 feet wide.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward