All 7 Uses of
congregation
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- The congregation being fully assembled, now, the bell rang once more, to warn laggards and stragglers, and then a solemn hush fell upon the church which was only broken by the tittering and whispering of the choir in the gallery.†
Chpt 5
- There was a rustling of dresses, and the standing congregation sat down.
Chpt 5 *congregation = group of people who worship together in the same building
- It was a genuine relief to the whole congregation when the ordeal was over and the benediction pronounced.†
Chpt 5
- There was finally a waiting pause, an expectant dumbness, and then Aunt Polly entered, followed by Sid and Mary, and they by the Harper family, all in deep black, and the whole congregation, the old minister as well, rose reverently and stood until the mourners were seated in the front pew.†
Chpt 17
- The congregation became more and more moved, as the pathetic tale went on, till at last the whole company broke down and joined the weeping mourners in a chorus of anguished sobs, the preacher himself giving way to his feelings, and crying in the pulpit.†
Chpt 17
- First one and then another pair of eyes followed the minister's, and then almost with one impulse the congregation rose and stared while the three dead boys came marching up the aisle, Tom in the lead, Joe next, and Huck, a ruin of drooping rags, sneaking sheepishly in the rear!†
Chpt 17
- As the "sold" congregation trooped out they said they would almost be willing to be made ridiculous again to hear Old Hundred sung like that once more.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(congregation as in: the congregation voted) people who worship together in the same building