Valcour Island

[ val-koor ]

/ vælˈkʊər /

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noun

an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.

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

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They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
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At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery.
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