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Across

/əˈkrɔs/
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(prep) To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

Can you swim across the river?
I ran across an old friend near the bank.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We walked ____ the bridge to get to the other side of the river.

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