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In this excerpt from The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell, what do the underlined words mean?

From the same cause come also enduring grudges, in some cases amounting to hatred, which occasionally has been bequeathed from generation to generation...

But while Mr. Redhead was reading the second lesson, the whole congregation, as by one impulse, began to leave the church, making all the noise they could with clattering and clumping of clogs, till, at length, Mr. Redhead and the clerk were the only two left to continue the service.

The word bequeathed means: __________

The word congregation means: __________



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Final answer:

The excerpt defines 'bequeathed' and 'congregation' in relation to enduring grudges and a group of worshippers in a church.


Explanation:

Bequeathed means to pass down or hand down something, usually through a will or inheritance. In this context, it refers to enduring grudges or hatred passed down from generation to generation.

The word congregation refers to a group of people gathered for religious worship, in this case, the entire group of worshipers in the church.


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