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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 A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
any
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
appointed
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
attended
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
building
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Cambridge
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
capacity
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Carr
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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
chapels
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
church
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
congregations
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
considerable
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From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.
curacies
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
degree
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
Elwyn's
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Evangelical
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
few
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
FORCES
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
four
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
full
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
gift
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
Hamlyn
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
holding
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Hornham
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
interest
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
known
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
large
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Luke's
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
majority
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
man
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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
matter
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
mental
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From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.
mission
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
mother
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
only
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
other
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
people
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
population
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
power
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From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.
present
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
proportion
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
religious
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
residuum
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
sects
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Simon's
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
smaller
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
spent
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
St
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
state
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
taken
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
teeming
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
thirty-five
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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
thrown
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
Trustees
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
UNION
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
various
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
vast
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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
vicar
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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.
war
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.
worshipped
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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.
years
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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.
