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Agnes Grey

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Agnes Grey is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Anne Brontë • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

“I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

“Well, but you saw him, didn’t you?”

“Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

“But isn’t he ugly?”

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Chapter X Reading 1/12

Agnes Grey

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Agnes Grey is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

Line 2

“I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

Line 3

“Well, but you saw him, didn’t you?”

Line 4

“Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

Line 5

“But isn’t he ugly?”

All words in this reading · 56

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a

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

after

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

asked

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

at

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

but

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From this reading “Well, but you saw him, didn’t you?”

by

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

can

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

cannot

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

character

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CHURCH

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

curate

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cursory

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didn't

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From this reading “Well, but you saw him, didn’t you?”

do

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

duties

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

even

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

face

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from

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

glance

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Grey

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

have

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he

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From this reading “But isn’t he ugly?”

heard

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him

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his

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I

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isn't

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judge

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man's

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Miss

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

Murray

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

my

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new

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

not

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

of

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

on

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

our

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

preach

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

pretend

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

recommencement

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

reply

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

return

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

saw

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scarcely

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

single

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

Sunday

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

tell

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

THE

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

think

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

to

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

ugly

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From this reading “But isn’t he ugly?”

was

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From this reading “I can scarcely tell,” was my reply: “I have not even heard him preach.”

Well

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

what

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, but I cannot pretend to judge of a man’s character by a single cursory glance at his face.”

you

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From this reading THE CHURCH “Well, Miss Grey, what do you think of the new curate?” asked Miss Murray, on our return from church the Sunday after the recommencement of our duties.

Chapter 10 of Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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