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alien
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
almost
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
always
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
apart
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
appeared
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
Askatoon
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From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
association
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
bay
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
buggy
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
church-shed
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
claimants
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
companionship
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
company
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
congregation
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
control
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
covered
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
distance
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
front
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
gave
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
girl-wife
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
held
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
hitching-post
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
horses
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
House
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
human
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
husband
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
inanimate
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
included
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From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
incongruous
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
isolation
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
marched
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
Mazarines
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From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
Meeting
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
members
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
membership
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
Methodist
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
morose
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
new-comers
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
only
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
other
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
pair
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
possession
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
prominent
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
scheme
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From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
seat
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
social
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From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
solitary
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
some
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
streets
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From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
Subsequently
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
Sunday
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
taken
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Askatoon never included the Mazarines in its social scheme.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
tied
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
town
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
Tralee
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From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
very
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
visit
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly Tralee was some distance from the town, but, apart from that, the new-comers remained incongruous, alien and alone.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The handsome, inanimate girl-wife never appeared by herself in the streets of Askatoon, but always in the company of her morose husband, whose only human association seemed to be his membership in the Methodist body so prominent in the town.
wife
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From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
wished
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From this reading Subsequently he held it in almost solitary control, because other members of the congregation, feeling his repugnance to companionship, gave him the isolation he wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every Sunday morning he tied his pair of bay horses with the covered buggy to the hitching-post in the church-shed and marched his wife to the very front seat in the Meeting House, having taken possession of it on his first visit, as though it had no other claimants.
