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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS FFRENCH MAKES A CALL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
Brother
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
Broxton
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
CALL
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From this reading MISS FFRENCH MAKES A CALL.
carriage
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
Chapel
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
Church
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
congregation
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
county
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
door
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
enjoy
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
excitement
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
exhibited
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
families
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
FFRENCH
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From this reading MISS FFRENCH MAKES A CALL.
firm
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From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
following
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
handsomest
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
Haworth
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From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
Haworth's
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
held
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From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
Hixon's
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
honored
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
largest
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
MAKES
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From this reading MISS FFRENCH MAKES A CALL.
MISS
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From this reading MISS FFRENCH MAKES A CALL.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
mother
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
Old
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
patronage
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
pew
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
plan
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
preferred
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
presence
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From this reading To the presence of the carriage and servants Haworth had held firm.
presented
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
repressed
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
securing
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
servants
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From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
state
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
Sunday
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
thrown
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From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
uneasiness
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
unfolding
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following Sunday morning, the congregation of Broxton Chapel was thrown into a state of repressed excitement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
whole
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haworth's carriage, with a couple of servants, brought his mother to enjoy Brother Hixon's eloquence.
woman
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
yielded
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From this reading Upon the whole, he would have preferred that she should have presented herself at the door of Broxton Old Church, which was under the patronage of the county families and honored by their presence; but the little woman had exhibited such uneasiness at the unfolding of his plan of securing the largest and handsomest pew for her that he had yielded the point.
