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1. abominate
find repugnant
NOTES:
He had followed them purposely to town, he had taken on himself all the trouble andmortifiation attendant on suh a researh! in whih suppliation had been neessary to a
woman whom he must abominate and despise, and where he was redued to meet
". ondole
e#press one$s sympatheti grief, on the oasion of someone$s death
NOTES:
%nd &ady &uas has been 'ery kind! she walked here on (ednesday morning to ondole with
us, and offered her ser'ies, or any of her daughters$, if they should be of use to us.)
*. atuate
put in motion or mo'e to at
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, though e#peting no less, thanked him with tears of gratitude! and all three being
atuated by one spirit, e'erything relating to their ourney was speedily settled.
-. onnubial
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
NOTES:
ut no suh happy marriage ould now teah the admiring multitude what onnubial feliity
really was.
/. flutuate
mo'e or sway in a rising and falling or wa'elike pattern
NOTES:
Her affetions had ontinually been flutuating but ne'er without an obet.
0. transpire
ome about, happen, or our
NOTES:
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%nd in the wrethed state of his own finanes, there was a 'ery powerful moti'e for serey, in
addition to his fear of diso'ery by &ydia$s relations, for it had ust transpired that he had left
gaming debts behind him to a 'ery onsiderable amoun
. obtrude
push to thrust outward
NOTES:
(ith a glane, she saw that he had lost none of his reent i'ility! and, to imitate his politeness,
she began, as they met, to admire the beauty of the plae! but she had not got beyond the
words )delightful,) and )harming,) when some unluky reolleti
2. irretrie'able
impossible to reo'er or reoup or o'erome
NOTES:
Then, perei'ing in Eli+abeth no inlination of replying, she added, )3nhappy as the e'ent must
be for &ydia, we may draw from it this useful lesson: that loss of 'irtue in a female is
irretrie'able! that one false step in'ol'es her in endless ruin
4. irremediable
impossible to remedy or orret or redress
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, partiularly, who knew that her mother owed to the latter the preser'ation of herfa'ourite daughter from irremediable infamy, was hurt and distressed to a most painful degree
by a distintion so ill applied.
15. s6ueamish
e#essi'ely fastidious and easily disgusted
NOTES:
Suh s6ueamish youths as annot bear to be onneted with a little absurdity are not worth a
regret.
11. arimony
a rough and bitter manner
NOTES:
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7t was gratitude! gratitude, not merely for ha'ing one lo'ed her, but for lo'ing her still well
enough to forgi'e all the petulane and arimony of her manner in reeting him, and all the
unust ausations aompanying her reetion.
1". e#pedite
proess fast and effiiently
NOTES:
Sine suh were her feelings, it only remained, he thought, to seure and e#pedite a marriage,
whih, in his 'ery first on'ersation with (ikham, he easily learnt had ne'er been his design.
1*. apti'ate
attrat! ause to be enamored
NOTES:
Her father, apti'ated by youth and beauty, and that appearane of good humour whih youth
and beauty generally gi'e, had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind
had 'ery early in their marriage put an end to all real affetion
1-. repine
e#press disontent
NOTES:
(holly inattenti'e to her sister$s feelings, &ydia flew about the house in restless estasy, alling
for e'eryone$s ongratulations, and laughing and talking with more 'iolene than e'er! whilst thelukless 8itty ontinued in the parlour repined a
1/. onstrue
make sense of! assign a meaning to
NOTES:
(ith a glane, she saw that he had lost none of his reent i'ility! and, to imitate his politeness,
she began, as they met, to admire the beauty of the plae! but she had not got beyond the
words )delightful,) and )harming,) when some unluky reolleti
10. dilatory
wasting time
NOTES:
His family knew him to be, on all ommon oasions, a most negligent and dilatory
orrespondent! but at suh a time they had hoped for e#ertion.
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1. re6uite
make repayment for or return something
NOTES:
The kindness of my unle and aunt an ne'er be re6uited.
12. indistintly
in a dim indistint manner
NOTES:
9ary, in wrethed suspense, ould only say something indistintly of his onern, and obser'e
her in ompassionate silene.
14. ogent
powerfully persuasi'e
NOTES:
ray write instantly, and let me understand it;;unless it is, for 'ery ogent reasons, to remain in
the serey whih &ydia seems to think neessary! and then 7 must endea'our to be satisfied
with ignorane.)
"5. disinlination
a ertain degree of unwillingness
NOTES:
She felt that she had no business at emberley, and was obliged to assume a disinlination for
seeing it.
"1. simper
smile affetedly or derisi'ely
NOTES:
He simpers, and smirks, and makes lo'e to us all.
"". rationally
in a rational manner
NOTES:
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ut
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habitually omplaining
NOTES:
>rs. ennet was restored to her usual 6uerulous serenity! and, by the middle of
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)@ou, who so well know my feeling towards
*-. dispirited
marked by low spirits! showing no enthusiasm
NOTES:
Their other aunt also 'isited them fre6uently, and always, as she said, with the design of
heering and heartening them up;;though, as she ne'er ame without reporting some fresh
instane of (ikham$s e#tra'agane or irregularity, she seldom went away wit
*/. aede
yield to another$s wish or opinion
NOTES:
The surprise of suh an appliation was great indeed! it was too great for her to know in whatmanner she aeded to it.
*0. impute
attribute or redit to
NOTES:
His fear of her has always operated, 7 know, when they were together! and a good deal is to be
imputed to his wish of forwarding the math with >iss de ourgh, whih 7 am ertain he has
'ery muh at heart.)
*. supersede
take the plae or mo'e into the position of
NOTES:
Her pale fae and impetuous manner made him start, and before he ould reo'er himself to
speak, she, in whose mind e'ery idea was superseded by &ydia$s situation, hastily e#laimed, )7
beg your pardon, but 7 must lea'e you.
*2. predominate
be larger in number, 6uantity, power, status or importane
NOTES:
(hile thus engaged, Eli+abeth had a fair opportunity of deiding whether she most feared or
wished for the appearane of >r. 9ary, by the feelings whih pre'ailed on his entering the
room! and then, though but a moment before she had belie'ed her wishes
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*4. disapprobation
an e#pression of strong disappro'al! pronouning as wrong or morally ulpable
NOTES:
)There is a lady, it seems, a >rs. @ounge, who was some time ago go'erness to >iss 9ary,and was dismissed from her harge on some ause of disapprobation, though he did not say
what.
-5. palatable
aeptable to the taste or mind
NOTES:
)7 did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon;making was not so palatable to you as it
seems to be at present! that you atually delared your resolution of ne'er taking orders, and
that the business had been ompromised aordingly.)
-1. diffidene
lak of self;onfidene
NOTES:
>iss 9ary, though with a diffidene whih marked her little in the habit of gi'ing in'itations,
readily obeyed.
-". retrospeti'e
onerned with or related to the past
NOTES:
%s he 6uitted the room, Eli+abeth felt how improbable it was that they should e'er see eah
other again on suh terms of ordiality as had marked their se'eral meetings in 9erbyshire! and
as she threw a retrospeti'e glane o'er the whole of their
-*. onsenting
ha'ing gi'en onsent
NOTES:
His onsenting to marry her is a proof, 7 will belie'e, that he is ome to a right way of thinking.
--. insinuate
gi'e to understand
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NOTES:
(e both know that he has been profligate in e'ery sense of the word! that he has neither
integrity nor honour! that he is as false and deeitful as he is insinuating.)
-/. prelude
make impossible, espeially beforehand
NOTES:
%n union of a different tendeny, and preluding the possibility of the other, was soon to be
formed in their family.
-0. elapse
pass by
NOTES:
ut now se'eral minutes elapsed without bringing the sound of his 'oie! and when
oasionally, unable to resist the impulse of uriosity, she raised he eyes to his fae, she as
often found him looking at
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No arguments shall be wanting on my part that an alle'iate so se'ere a misfortune;;or that
may omfort you, under a irumstane that must be of all others the most affliting to a
parent$s mind.
/5. nettle
any of numerous plants ha'ing stinging hairs that ause skin irritation on ontat Aespeially of
the genus 3rtia or family 3rtiaeaeB
NOTES:
ersuaded as >iss ingley was that 9ary admired Eli+abeth, this was not the best method of
reommending herself! but angry people are not always wise! and in seeing him at last look
somewhat nettled, she had all the suess she e#peted.
/1. en'irons
the area in whih something e#ists or li'es
NOTES:
>rs. Cardiner was surprised and onerned! but as they were now approahing the sene of
her former pleasures, e'ery idea ga'e way to the harm of reolletion! and she was too muh
engaged in pointing out to her husband all the interesting spots in its D
/". negligent
harateri+ed by neglet and undue lak of onern
NOTES:
His family knew him to be, on all ommon oasions, a most negligent and dilatory
orrespondent! but at suh a time they had hoped for e#ertion.
/*. sedate
harateri+ed by dignity and propriety
NOTES:
r. and >rs.
Cardiner were half a 6uarter of a mile behind.
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//. proportionate
being in due proportion
NOTES:
The good news spread 6uikly through the house, and with proportionate speed through theneighbourhood.
/0. onugal
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
NOTES:
?H%TE -"
Had Eli+abeth$s opinion been all drawn from her own family, she ould not ha'e formed a 'ery
pleasing opinion of onugal feliity or domesti omfort.
/. a6uiese
to agree or e#press agreement
NOTES:
Eli+abeth said no more;;but her mind ould not a6uiese.
/2. e#uberane
oyful enthusiasm
NOTES:
%s soon as r. Cardiner$s hope of &ydia$s being soon married, her oy burst
forth, and e'ery following sentene added to its e#uberane.
/4. diserning
ha'ing or re'ealing keen insight and good udgment
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, who had e#peted to find in her as aute and unembarrassed an obser'er as e'er>r. 9ary had been, was muh relie'ed by diserning suh different feelings.
05. brittle
ha'ing little elastiity! hene easily raked or fratured or snapped
NOTES:
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Then, perei'ing in Eli+abeth no inlination of replying, she added, )3nhappy as the e'ent must
be for &ydia, we may draw from it this useful lesson: that loss of 'irtue in a female is
irretrie'able! that one false step in'ol'es her in endless ruin! that
01. impropriety
the ondition of being improper
NOTES:
She represented to him all the improprieties of &ydia$s general beha'iour, the little ad'antage
she ould deri'e from the friendship of suh a woman as >rs. Forster, and the probability of her
being yet more imprudent with suh a ompanion at righ
0". e#tration
the ation of taking out something Aespeially using effort or foreB
NOTES:
>ary, howe'er, ontinued to onsole herself with suh kind of moral e#trations from the e'il
before them.
0*. petrify
hange into stone
NOTES:
)ut surely,) said she, )7 may enter his ounty without impunity, and rob it of a few petrified
spars without his perei'ing me.)
0-. bre'ity
the attribute of being brief or fleeting
NOTES:
She answered with e6ual indifferene and bre'ity, and the others said no more.
0/. enormity
the 6uality of e#treme wikedness
NOTES:
%nd it is the more to be lamented, beause there is reason to suppose as my dear ?harlotte
informs me, that this lientiousness of beha'iour in your daughter has proeeded from a faulty
degree of indulgene! though, at the same time, for the onsolation o
00. diffuse
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spread out! not onentrated in one plae
NOTES:
>rs. ennet was diffuse in her good wishes for the feliity of her daughter, and impressi'e in
her inuntions that she should not miss the opportunity of enoying herself as muh as
possible;;ad'ie whih there was e'ery reason to belie'e would be
0. suffiieny
the 6uality of being suffiient for the end in 'iew
NOTES:
They ha'e a sharp, shrewish look, whih 7 do not like at all! and in her air altogether there is a
self;suffiieny without fashion, whih is intolerable.)
02. ompatible
able to e#ist and perform in harmonious or agreeable ombination
NOTES:
She ould not bear suh suspense! and hastily sei+ing a sheet of paper, wrote a short letter to
her aunt, to re6uest an e#planation of what &ydia had dropt, if it were ompatible with the
serey whih had been intended.
04. profligate
unrestrained by on'ention or morality
NOTES:
(e both know that he has been profligate in e'ery sense of the word! that he has neither
integrity nor honour! that he is as false and deeitful as he is insinuating.)
5. repugnant
offensi'e to the mind
NOTES:
The respet reated by the on'ition of his 'aluable 6ualities, though at first unwillinglyadmitted, had for some time eased to be repugnant to her feeling! and it was now heightened
into somewhat of a friendlier nature, by the testimony so high
1. resol'ing
analysis into lear;ut omponents
NOTES:
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Eli+abeth had not before belie'ed him 6uite e6ual to suh assurane! but she sat down,
resol'ing within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudene of an impudent man.
". e#pliitly
in an e#pliit manner
NOTES:
Send bak your answer as fast as you an, and be areful to write e#pliitly.
*. atone
turn away from sin or do penitene
NOTES:
Their soiety an afford no pleasure that will atone for suh wrethedness as this=
-. onfuse
mistake one thing for another
NOTES:
They stood a little aloof while he was talking to their niee, who, astonished and onfused,
sarely dared lift her eyes to his fae, and knew not what answer she returned to his i'il
in6uiries after her family.
/. intrude
enter unin'ited
NOTES:
ut self, though it would intrude, ould not engross her.
0. in'eti'e
abusi'e or 'enomous language used to e#press blame or ensure or bitter deep;seated ill will
NOTES:
>rs. ennet, to whose apartment they all repaired, after a few minutes$ on'ersation together,reei'ed them e#atly as might be e#peted! with tears and lamentations of regret, in'eti'es
against the 'illainous ondut of (ikham, and omplaints o
. e#uberant
oyously unrestrained
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NOTES:
7f you, my dear father, will not take the trouble of heking her e#uberant spirits, and of teahing
her that her present pursuits are not to be the business of her life, she will soon be beyond the
reah of amendment.
2. affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
NOTES:
)@es, ma$am, that he was indeed! and his son will be ust like him;;ust as affable to the poor.)
4. err
to make a mistake or be inorret
NOTES:
Her brother$s reommendation was enough to ensure her fa'our! his udgement ould not err.
25. deorum
propriety in manners and ondut
NOTES:
She had always seen it with pain! but respeting his abilities, and grateful for his affetionate
treatment of herself, she endea'oured to forget what she ould not o'erlook, and to banish from
her thoughts that ontinual breah of onugal obligation and
21. en'iron
e#tend on all sides of simultaneously! enirle
NOTES:
>rs. Cardiner was surprised and onerned! but as they were now approahing the sene of
her former pleasures, e'ery idea ga'e way to the harm of reolletion! and she was too muh
engaged in pointing out to her husband all the interesting spots in its D
2". balm
semisolid preparation Ausually ontaining a mediineB applied e#ternally as a remedy or for
soothing an irritation
NOTES:
ut we must stem the tide of malie, and pour into the wounded bosoms of eah other the balm
of sisterly onsolation.)
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2*. partiality
an inlination to fa'or one group or 'iew or opinion o'er alternati'es
NOTES:
Ha'ing been fre6uently in ompany with him sine her return, agitation was pretty well o'er! theagitations of formal partiality entirely so.
2-. imprudent
not prudent or wise
NOTES:
She represented to him all the improprieties of &ydia$s general beha'iour, the little ad'antage
she ould deri'e from the friendship of suh a woman as >rs. Forster, and the probability of her
being yet more imprudent with suh a ompanion at righ
2/. urtail
terminate or abbre'iate before its intended or proper end or its full e#tent
NOTES:
The time fi#ed for the beginning of their northern tour was now fast approahing, and a fortnight
only was wanting of it, when a letter arri'ed from >rs. Cardiner, whih at one delayed its
ommenement and urtailed its e#tent.
20. impassable
inapable of being passed
NOTES:
There were few people on whose serey she would ha'e more onfidently depended! but, at
the same time, there was no one whose knowledge of a sister$s frailty would ha'e mortified her
so muh;;not, howe'er, from any fear of disad'antage from it indi'idual
2. unaffeted
undergoing no hange when ated upon
NOTES:
%ll Eli+abeth$s anger against him had been long done away! but had she still felt any, it ould
hardly ha'e stood its ground against the unaffeted ordiality with whih he e#pressed himself
on seeing her again.
22. amends
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something done or paid in e#piation of a wrong
NOTES:
%t that instant, she felt that years of happiness ould not make
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There is no indignity so abhorrent to their feelings=)
4-. indi'idually
apart from others
NOTES:
There were few people on whose serey she would ha'e more onfidently depended! but, at
the same time, there was no one whose knowledge of a sister$s frailty would ha'e mortified her
so muh;;not, howe'er, from any fear of disad'antage from it indi'id
4/. spurn
reet with ontempt
NOTES:
(hat a triumph for him, as she often thought, ould he know that the proposals whih she hadproudly spurned only four months ago, would now ha'e been most gladly and gratefully
reei'ed=
40. omprise
be omposed of
NOTES:
7n &ydia$s imagination, a 'isit to righton omprised e'ery possibility of earthly happiness.
4. mortify
ause to feel shame! hurt the pride of
NOTES:
There were few people on whose serey she would ha'e more onfidently depended! but, at
the same time, there was no one whose knowledge of a sister$s frailty would ha'e mortified her
so muh;;not, howe'er, from any fear of disad'antage from it ind
42. kindle
ath fire
NOTES:
@et the misery, for whih years of happiness were to offer no ompensation, reei'ed soon
afterwards material relief, from obser'ing how muh the beauty of her sister re;kindled the
admiration of her former lo'er.
44. inter'ene
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NOTES:
)ut perhaps he may be a little whimsial in his i'ilities,) replied her unle.
115. impunity
e#emption from punishment or loss
NOTES:
)ut surely,) said she, )7 may enter his ounty without impunity, and rob it of a few petrified
spars without his perei'ing me.)
111. detetion
the pereption that something has ourred or some state e#ists
NOTES:
(hy any fear of detetionG
11". easeless
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long ontinuing
NOTES:
ut here, by arrying with me one easeless soure of regret in my sister$s absene, 7 may
reasonably hope to ha'e all my e#petations of pleasure realised.
11*. embargo
a go'ernment order imposing a trade barrier
NOTES:
She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on e'ery subet.
11-. impudene
the trait of being rude and impertinent! inlined to take liberties
NOTES:
7 will not enourage the impudene of either, by reei'ing them at &ongbourn.)
11/. stratagem
an elaborate or deeitful sheme ontri'ed to deei'e or e'ade
NOTES:
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)Not that 7 shall, though,) she added to herself, as she finished the letter! )and my dear aunt, if
you do not tell me in an honourable manner, 7 shall ertainly be redued to triks and
stratagems to find it out.)
110. gaudy
tastelessly showy
NOTES:
The rooms were lofty and handsome, and their furniture suitable to the fortune of its proprietor!
but Eli+abeth saw, with admiration of his taste, that it was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine! with
less of splendour, and more real elegane, than th
11. sur'eying
the pratie of measuring angles and distanes on the ground so that they an be aurately
plotted on a map
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, after slightly sur'eying it, went to a window to enoy its prospet.
112. in'aluable
ha'ing inalulable monetary, intelletual, or spiritual worth
NOTES:
This in'aluable friend was a 'ery young woman, and 'ery lately married.
114. disinterested
unaffeted by self;interest
NOTES:
His hoie is disinterested at least, for he must know my father an gi'e her nothing.
1"5. deign
do something that one onsiders to be below one$s dignity
NOTES:
Has he deigned to add aught of i'ility to his ordinary styleG;;for 7 dare not hope,) he ontinued
in a lower and more serious tone, )that he is impro'ed in essentials.)
1"1. onsign
gi'e o'er to another for are or safekeeping
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NOTES:
(hen all of the house that was open to general inspetion had been seen, they returned
downstairs, and, taking lea'e of the housekeeper, were onsigned o'er to the gardener, who
met them at the hall;door.
1"". stoke
stir up or tend! of a fire
NOTES:
)Haye ark might do,) said she, )if the Couldings ould 6uit it;;or the great house at Stoke, if the
drawing;room were larger! but %shworth is too far off=
1"*. ontri'e
make or work out a plan for! de'ise
NOTES:
7 know you will ontri'e it all.)
1"-. alulate
make a mathematial alulation or omputation
NOTES:
7t was, on the ontrary, e#atly alulated to make her understand her own wishes! and ne'er
had she so honestly felt that she ould ha'e lo'ed him, as now, when all lo'e must be 'ain.
1"/. serenity
the absene of mental stress or an#iety
NOTES:
>rs. ennet was restored to her usual 6uerulous serenity! and, by the middle of
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1". impetuous
harateri+ed by undue haste and lak of thought or deliberation
NOTES:
Her pale fae and impetuous manner made him start, and before he ould reo'er himself tospeak, she, in whose mind e'ery idea was superseded by &ydia$s situation, hastily e#laimed, )7
beg your pardon, but 7 must lea'e you.
1"2. finanes
assets in the form of money
NOTES:
%nd in the wrethed state of his own finanes, there was a 'ery powerful moti'e for serey, in
addition to his fear of diso'ery by &ydia$s relations, for it had ust transpired that he had left
gaming debts behind him to a 'ery onsiderable amoun
1"4. sanguine
onfidently optimisti and heerful
NOTES:
The sanguine hope of good, howe'er, whih the bene'olene of her heart suggested had not
yet deserted her! she still e#peted that it would all end well, and that e'ery morning would bring
some letter, either from &ydia or her father, to e#plain th
1*5. peuniary
relating to or in'ol'ing money
NOTES:
7n onfirmation of this, she related the partiulars of all the peuniary transations in whih they
had been onneted, without atually naming her authority, but stating it to be suh as might be
relied on.
1*1. affront
a deliberately offensi'e at or something produing the effet of deliberate disrespet
NOTES:
?ould he e#pet to be notied again by the regiment, after suh an affront to ?olonel ForsterG
1*". selusion
the at of seluding yourself from others
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NOTES:
Though her brother and sister were persuaded that there was no real oasion for suh a
selusion from the family, they did not attempt to oppose it, for they knew that she had not
prudene enough to hold her tongue before the ser'ants, while they
1**. entail
ha'e as a logial onse6uene
NOTES:
The son was to oin in utting off the entail, as soon as he should be of age, and the widow and
younger hildren would by that means be pro'ided for.
1*-. fri'olous
not serious in ontent or attitude or beha'ior
NOTES:
She lost all onern for him in finding herself thus seleted as the obet of suh idle and
fri'olous gallantry! and while she steadily repressed it, ould not but feel the reproof ontained
in his belie'ing, that howe'er long, and for whate'er a
1*/. e#pliit
preisely and learly e#pressed or readily obser'able! lea'ing nothing to impliation
NOTES:
ut if you are really innoent and ignorant, 7 must be more e#pliit.
1*0. defiient
inade6uate in amount or degree
NOTES:
She was busily searhing through the neighbourhood for a proper situation for her daughter,
and, without knowing or onsidering what their inome might be, reeted many as defiient in
si+e and importane.
1*. purport
ha'e the often speious appearane of being, intending, or laiming
NOTES:
The prinipal purport of his letter was to inform them that >r. (ikham had resol'ed on 6uitting
the militia.
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1*2. deter
turn away from by persuasion
NOTES:
His pride, in that diretion, may be of ser'ie, if not to himself, to many others, for it must onlydeter him from suh foul misondut as 7 ha'e suffered by.
1*4. reetion
the at of reeting something
NOTES:
7t was gratitude! gratitude, not merely for ha'ing one lo'ed her, but for lo'ing her still well
enough to forgi'e all the petulane and arimony of her manner in reeting him, and all the
unust ausations aompanying her reetion.
1-5. alternate
go bak and forth! swing bak and forth between two states or onditions
NOTES:
r.
Cardiner.
1-". suessi'ely
in proper order or se6uene
NOTES:
Fi'e daughters suessi'ely entered the world, but yet the son was to ome! and >rs. ennet,
for many years after &ydia$s birth, had been ertain that he would.
1-*. 'alid
well grounded in logi or truth or ha'ing legal fore
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NOTES:
That his anger ould be arried to suh a point of inonei'able resentment as to refuse his
daughter a pri'ilege without whih her marriage would sarely seem 'alid, e#eeded all she
ould belie'e possible.
1--. dislose
dislose to 'iew as by remo'ing a o'er
NOTES:
)%nd are they upon suh terms as for her to dislose the real truthG
1-/. presumption
an assumption that is taken for granted
NOTES:
)Oh= but their remo'ing from the haise into a hakney oah is suh a presumption=
1-0. allude
make a more or less disguised referene to
NOTES:
7 only fear that the sort of autiousness to whih you, 7 imagine, ha'e been alluding, is merely
adopted on his 'isits to his aunt, of whose good opinion and udgement he stands muh in awe.
1-. insensible
barely able to be perei'ed
NOTES:
Eli+abeth looked e#pressi'ely at &ydia! but she, who ne'er heard nor saw anything of whih she
hose to be insensible, gaily ontinued, )Oh= mamma, do the people hereabouts know 7 am
married to;dayG
1-2. inurious
harmful to li'ing things
NOTES:
They agree with me in apprehending that this false step in one daughter will be inurious to the
fortunes of all the others! for who, as &ady ?atherine herself ondesendingly says, will onnet
themsel'es with suh a familyG
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1-4. onluding
ourring at or forming an end or termination
NOTES:
?H%TE -4
Two days after >r. ennet$s return, as rs. ennet was diffuse in her good wishes for the feliity of her daughter, and impressi'e inher inuntions that she should not miss the opportunity of enoying herself as muh as
possible;;ad'ie whih there was e'ery reason to belie'e would be
1/1. aloof
remote in manner
NOTES:
?ome, let me see the list of pitiful fellows who ha'e been kept aloof by &ydia$s folly.)
1/". inline
lower or bend Athe head or upper bodyB, as in a nod or bow
NOTES:
?H%TE -
)7 ha'e been thinking it o'er again, Eli+abeth,) said her unle, as they dro'e from the town! )and
really, upon serious onsideration, 7 am muh more inlined than 7 was to udge as your eldest
sister does on the matter.
1/*. engross
de'ote AoneselfB fully to
NOTES:
The others then oined her, and e#pressed admiration of his figure! but Eli+abeth heard not a
word, and wholly engrossed by her own feelings, followed them in silene.
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NOTES:
The family were assembled in the breakfast room to reei'e them.
105. re'i'e
ause to regain onsiousness
NOTES:
% most welome negati'e followed the last 6uestion;;and her alarms now being remo'ed, she
was at leisure to feel a great deal of uriosity to see the house herself! and when the subet
was re'i'ed the ne#t morning, and she was again applied to, o
101. ompose
form the substane of
NOTES:
She retreated from the window, fearful of being seen! and as she walked up and down the
room, endea'ouring to ompose herself, saw suh looks of in6uiring surprise in her unle and
aunt as made e'erything worse.
10". 'oluntarily
out of your own free will
NOTES:
His name had ne'er been 'oluntarily mentioned before them by her niee! and the kind of half;e#petation whih >rs. Cardiner had formed, of their being followed by a letter from him, had
ended in nothing.
10*. aknowledgment
the state or 6uality of being reogni+ed or aknowledged
NOTES:
7n terms of grateful aknowledgment for the kindness of his brother, though e#pressed most
onisely, he then deli'ered on paper his perfet approbation of all that was done, and his
willingness to fulfil the engagements that had been made for him.
10-. termination
the at of ending something
NOTES:
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%s he 6uitted the room, Eli+abeth felt how improbable it was that they should e'er see eah
other again on suh terms of ordiality as had marked their se'eral meetings in 9erbyshire! and
as she threw a retrospeti'e glane o'er the whole of their a6uain
10/. approbation
offiial appro'al
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner delared his willingness, and Eli+abeth was applied to for her approbation.
100. attenti'e
taking heed! gi'ing lose and thoughtful attention
NOTES:
7t was more than i'il! it was really attenti'e! and there was no neessity for suh attention.
10. repress
oneal or hide
NOTES:
She lost all onern for him in finding herself thus seleted as the obet of suh idle and
fri'olous gallantry! and while she steadily repressed it, ould not but feel the reproof ontained
in his belie'ing, that howe'er long, and for whate'er a
102. rapture
a state of being arried away by o'erwhelming emotion
NOTES:
The rapture of &ydia on this oasion, her adoration of >rs. Forster, the delight of >rs. ennet,
and the mortifiation of 8itty, are sarely to be desribed.
104. ditate
a guiding priniple
NOTES:
>y dear
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NOTES:
Those to her mother ontained little else than that they were ust returned from the library,
where suh and suh offiers had attended them, and where she had seen suh beautiful
ornaments as made her 6uite wild! that she had a new gown, or a new parasol
11. reditor
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor! someone to whom an obligation e#ists
NOTES:
7 ha'e written to ?olonel Forster, to inform him of our present arrangements, and to re6uest that
he will satisfy the 'arious reditors of >r. (ikham in and near righton, with assuranes of
speedy payment, for whih 7 ha'e pledged myself.
1". miniature
being on a 'ery small sale
NOTES:
She approahed and saw the likeness of >r. (ikham, suspended, amongst se'eral other
miniatures, o'er the mantelpiee.
1*. reo'ering
returning to health after illness or debility
NOTES:
He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immo'able from surprise! but shortly
reo'ering himself, ad'aned towards the party, and spoke to Eli+abeth, if not in terms of
perfet omposure, at least of perfet i'ility.
1-. imitate
reprodue someone$s beha'ior or looks
NOTES:
(ith a glane, she saw that he had lost none of his reent i'ility! and, to imitate his politeness,
she began, as they met, to admire the beauty of the plae! but she had not got beyond thewords )delightful,) and )harming,) when some unluky re
1/. ensure
harsh ritiism or disappro'al
NOTES:
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Oh= my dear father, an you suppose it possible that they will not be ensured and despised
where'er they are known, and that their sisters will not be often in'ol'ed in the disgraeG)
10. deri'e
ome from
NOTES:
She represented to him all the improprieties of &ydia$s general beha'iour, the little ad'antage
she ould deri'e from the friendship of suh a woman as >rs. Forster, and the probability of her
being yet more imprudent with suh a ompanion at righ
1. obstinate
tenaiously unwilling or marked by tenaious unwillingness to yield
NOTES:
One day$s delay, she obser'ed, would be of small importane! and her mother was too happy to
be 6uite so obstinate as usual.
12. no'elty
originality by 'irtue of being refreshingly no'el
NOTES:
The Cardiners stayed only one night at &ongbourn, and set off the ne#t morning with Eli+abeth
in pursuit of no'elty and amusement.
14. 'ent
a hole for the esape of gas or air
NOTES:
Their 'isit did not ontinue long after the 6uestion and answer abo'e mentioned! and while >r.
9ary was attending them to their arriage >iss ingley was 'enting her feelings in ritiisms on
Eli+abeth$s person, beha'iour, and dress.
125. e#tra'agant
reklessly wasteful
NOTES:
E'ery girl in or near >eryton was out of her senses about him for the first two months! but he
ne'er distinguished her by any partiular attention! and, onse6uently, after a moderate period
of e#tra'agant and wild admiration, her fany for him ga'
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121. ontrated
redued in si+e or pulled together
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner would be pre'ented by business from setting out till a fortnight later in
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7t was onse6uently neessary to name some other period for the ommenement of atual
feliity;;to ha'e some other point on whih her wishes and hopes might be fi#ed, and by again
enoying the pleasure of antiipation, onsole herself for the pres
12. disdain
lak of respet aompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
NOTES:
Our importane, our respetability in the world must be affeted by the wild 'olatility, the
assurane and disdain of all restraint whih mark &ydia$s harater.
122. oneture
to belie'e espeially on unertain or tentati'e grounds
NOTES:
%s they walked aross the hall towards the ri'er, Eli+abeth turned bak to look again! her unle
and aunt stopped also, and while the former was oneturing as to the date of the building, the
owner of it himself suddenly ame forward from the roa
124. despise
look down on with disdain
NOTES:
Oh= my dear father, an you suppose it possible that they will not be ensured and despised
where'er they are known, and that their sisters will not be often in'ol'ed in the disgraeG)
145. omply
at in aordane with someone$s rules, ommands, or wishes
NOTES:
These are onditions whih, onsidering e'erything, 7 had no hesitation in omplying with, as far
as 7 thought myself pri'ileged, for you.
141. pursuing
following in order to o'ertake or apture or as aompaniment to suh pursuit
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner himself did not e#pet any suess from this measure, but as his brother was
eager in it, he meant to assist him in pursuing it.
14". trifling
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not worth onsidering
NOTES:
The ommendation bestowed on him by >rs. eynolds was of no trifling nature.
14*. deei'e
ause someone to belie'e an untruth
NOTES:
)erhaps we might be deei'ed.)
14-. ama+ed
filled with the emotional impat of o'erwhelming surprise or shok
NOTES:
%ma+ed at the alteration of his manner sine they last parted, e'ery sentene that he uttered
was inreasing her embarrassment! and e'ery idea of the impropriety of her being found there
reurring to her mind, the few minutes in whih they ontinue
14/. withdrawn
tending to reser'e or introspetion
NOTES:
She lost all onern for him in finding herself thus seleted as the obet of suh idle and
fri'olous gallantry! and while she steadily repressed it, ould not but feel the reproof ontained
in his belie'ing, that howe'er long, and for whate'er ause, hi
140. partial
being or affeting only a part! not total
NOTES:
Had >iss ingley known what pain she was then gi'ing her belo'ed friend, she undoubtedly
would ha'e refrained from the hint! but she had merely intended to disompose Eli+abeth by
bringing forward the idea of a man to whom she belie'ed her partial,
14. apprehend
antiipate with dread or an#iety
NOTES:
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Their parties abroad were less 'aried than before, and at home she had a mother and sister
whose onstant repinings at the dullness of e'erything around them threw a real gloom o'er
their domesti irle! and, though 8itty might in time regain her natural
142. ompassion
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another$s suffering
NOTES:
&ydia;;the humiliation, the misery she was bringing on them all, soon swallowed up e'ery
pri'ate are! and o'ering her fae with her handkerhief, Eli+abeth was soon lost to e'erything
else! and, after a pause of se'eral minutes, was only realled to a s
144. rational
onsistent with or based on or using reason
NOTES:
%nd you are ne'er to stir out of doors till you an pro'e that you ha'e spent ten minutes of e'ery
day in a rational manner.)
"55. presume
take to be the ase or to be true! aept without 'erifiation or proof
NOTES:
resuming howe'er, that this studied a'oidane spoke rather a momentary embarrassment
than any dislike of the proposal, and seeing in her husband, who was fond of soiety, a perfetwillingness to aept it, she 'entured to engage for her attendan
"51. reoie
feel happiness or oy
NOTES:
(hile she spoke, (ikham looked as if sarely knowing whether to reoie o'er her words, or
to distrust their meaning.
"5". 6uest
the at of searhing for something
NOTES:
Eli+abeth walked in 6uest of the only fae whose features would be known to her.
"5*. inspetion
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a formal or offiial e#amination
NOTES:
(hen all of the house that was open to general inspetion had been seen, they returned
downstairs, and, taking lea'e of the housekeeper, were onsigned o'er to the gardener, who
met them at the hall;door.
"5-. prudent
areful and sensible! marked by sound udgment
NOTES:
He promises fairly! and 7 hope among different people, where they may eah ha'e a harater
to preser'e, they will both be more prudent.
"5/. promote
gi'e a promotion to or assign to a higher position
NOTES:
%s he 6uitted the room, Eli+abeth felt how improbable it was that they should e'er see eah
other again on suh terms of ordiality as had marked their se'eral meetings in 9erbyshire! and
as she threw a retrospeti'e glane o'er the whole of their a6uain
"50. ommuniate
transfer to another
NOTES:
>r. and >rs. Cardiner had hurried bak in alarm, supposing by the ser'ant$s aount that their
niee was taken suddenly ill! but satisfying them instantly on that head, she eagerly
ommuniated the ause of their summons, reading the two letters al
"5. betray
deli'er to an enemy by treahery
NOTES:
Had >iss ingley known what pain she was then gi'ing her belo'ed friend, she undoubtedly
would ha'e refrained from the hint! but she had merely intended to disompose Eli+abeth by
bringing forward the idea of a man to whom she belie'ed her partial, to mak
"52. parade
a eremonial proession inluding people marhing
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NOTES:
)This is a parade,) he ried, )whih does one good! it gi'es suh an elegane to misfortune=
"54. remo'al
the at of remo'ing
NOTES:
%nd 7 think you will agree with me, in onsidering the remo'al from that orps as highly
ad'isable, both on his aount and my niee$s.
"15. refrain
resist doing something
NOTES:
Had >iss ingley known what pain she was then gi'ing her belo'ed friend, she undoubtedly
would ha'e refrained from the hint! but she had merely intended to disompose Eli+abeth by
bringing forward the idea of a man to whom she belie'ed her partial,
"11. disern
detet with the senses
"1". proure
get by speial effort
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner left &ongbourn on Sunday! on Tuesday his wife reei'ed a letter from him! it told
them that, on his arri'al, he had immediately found out his brother, and persuaded him to ome
to Craehurh Street! that >r. ennet had been to Epsom and ?lap
"1*. attahment
the at of attahing or affi#ing something
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner, whose manners were 'ery easy and pleasant, enouraged her
ommuniati'eness by his 6uestions and remarks! >rs. eynolds, either by pride or
attahment, had e'idently great pleasure in talking of her master and his sister.
"1-. banish
e#pel, as if by offiial deree
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NOTES:
She had always seen it with pain! but respeting his abilities, and grateful for his affetionate
treatment of herself, she endea'oured to forget what she ould not o'erlook, and to banish from
her thoughts that ontinual breah of onugal obligat
"1/. awkward
laking grae or skill in manner or mo'ement or performane
NOTES:
She had ne'er seen a plae for whih nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been
so little ounterated by an awkward taste.
"10. 'e#
ause annoyane in! disturb, espeially by minor irritations
NOTES:
Eli+abeth$s olleted beha'iour, howe'er, soon 6uieted his emotion! and as >iss ingley, 'e#ed
and disappointed, dared not approah nearer to (ikham, Ceorgiana also reo'ered in time,
though not enough to be able to speak any more.
"1. on'ine
make AsomeoneB agree, understand, or reali+e the truth or 'alidity of something
NOTES:
Sine her being at &ambton, she had heard that >iss 9ary was e#eedingly proud! but the
obser'ation of a 'ery few minutes on'ined her that she was only e#eedingly shy.
"12. afflit
ause physial pain or suffering in
NOTES:
>r. and >rs. Cardiner had hurried bak in alarm, supposing by the ser'ant$s aount that their
niee was taken suddenly ill! but satisfying them instantly on that head, she eagerly
ommuniated the ause of their summons, reading the two letters aloud, an
"14. amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
NOTES:
)7n what an amiable light does this plae him=) thought Eli+abeth.
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""5. proprietor
AlawB someone who owns Ais legal possessor ofB a business
NOTES:
%ordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the hambermaid whether emberley werenot a 'ery fine plaeG what was the name of its proprietorG and, with no little alarm, whether the
family were down for the summerG
""1. negati'e
harateri+ed by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistane! ha'ing no positi'e
features
NOTES:
% most welome negati'e followed the last 6uestion;;and her alarms now being remo'ed, she
was at leisure to feel a great deal of uriosity to see the house herself! and when the subetwas re'i'ed the ne#t morning, and she was again applied to, o
""". inapable
Afollowed by of$B laking apaity or ability
NOTES:
ut she had ne'er felt so strongly as now the disad'antages whih must attend the hildren of
so unsuitable a marriage, nor e'er been so fully aware of the e'ils arising from so ill;udged a
diretion of talents! talents, whih, rightly used, might at lea
""*. resentment
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill;will
NOTES:
She immediately felt that whate'er desire >iss 9ary might ha'e of being a6uainted with her
must be the work of her brother, and, without looking farther, it was satisfatory! it was gratifying
to know that his resentment had not made him think re
""-. restraint
the at of ontrolling by restraining someone or something
NOTES:
Our importane, our respetability in the world must be affeted by the wild 'olatility, the
assurane and disdain of all restraint whih mark &ydia$s harater.
""/. sur'i'e
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ontinue in e#istene after Aan ad'ersity, et.B
NOTES:
?H%TE /5
>r. ennet had 'ery often wished before this period of his life that, instead of spending hiswhole inome, he had laid by an annual sum for the better pro'ision of his hildren, and of his
wife, if she sur'i'ed him.
""0. gratify
make happy or satisfied
NOTES:
She lost all onern for him in finding herself thus seleted as the obet of suh idle and
fri'olous gallantry! and while she steadily repressed it, ould not but feel the reproof ontained
in his belie'ing, that howe'er long, and for whate'er ause, hi
"". in'ol'e
ontain as a part
NOTES:
Oh= my dear father, an you suppose it possible that they will not be ensured and despised
where'er they are known, and that their sisters will not be often in'ol'ed in the disgraeG)
""2. uneasy
ausing or fraught with or showing an#iety
NOTES:
>r. ennet saw that her whole heart was in the subet, and affetionately taking her hand said
in reply:
)9o not make yourself uneasy, my lo'e.
""4. engage
onsume all of one$s attention or time
NOTES:
She saw that he wanted to engage her on the old subet of his grie'anes, and she was in no
humour to indulge him.
"*5. detain
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ause to be slowed down or delayed
NOTES:
)Cood Cod= what is the matterG) ried he, with more feeling than politeness! then reolleting
himself, )7 will not detain you a minute! but let me, or let the ser'ant go after >r. and >rs.
Cardiner.
"*1. resol'e
find the solution
NOTES:
ut against this there were obetions! and she finally resol'ed that it ould be the last resoure,
if her pri'ate in6uiries to the absene of the family were unfa'ourably answered.
"*". 'ariation
the proess of 'arying or being 'aried
NOTES:
The ne#t 'ariation whih their 'isit afforded was produed by the entrane of ser'ants with old
meat, ake, and a 'ariety of all the finest fruits in season! but this did not take plae till after
many a signifiant look and smile from >rs. %nnesl
"**. flutter
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping mo'ements
NOTES:
?H%TE -*
Eli+abeth, as they dro'e along, wathed for the first appearane of emberley (oods with
some perturbation! and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in a high
flutter.
"*-. relie'e
free from a burden, e'il, or distress
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, who had e#peted to find in her as aute and unembarrassed an obser'er as e'er
>r. 9ary had been, was muh relie'ed by diserning suh different feelings.
"*/. o'erthrow
rule against
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NOTES:
espet, esteem, and onfidene had 'anished for e'er! and all his 'iews of domesti
happiness were o'erthrown.
"*0. anguish
e#treme distress of body or mind
NOTES:
e that as it may, she saw him go with regret! and in this early e#ample of what &ydia$s infamy
must produe, found additional anguish as she refleted on that wrethed business.
"*. altered
hanged in form or harater without beoming something else
NOTES:
%nd his beha'iour, so strikingly altered;;what ould it meanG
"*2. briefly
for a short time
NOTES:
7t was not till the afternoon, when he had oined them at tea, that Eli+abeth 'entured to introdue
the subet! and then, on her briefly e#pressing her sorrow for what he must ha'e endured, he
replied, )Say nothing of that.
"*4. di'ide
a serious disagreement between two groups of people Atypially produing tension or hostilityB
NOTES:
ut in what proportions it should be di'ided amongst the latter depended on the will of the
parents.
"-5. pledge
a binding ommitment to do or gi'e or refrain from something
NOTES:
(e are persuaded that he has pledged himself to assist >r. (ikham with money.)
"-1. fatigue
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temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physial or mental work
NOTES:
7t originated in >rs. Cardiner, who, fatigued by the e#erise of the morning, found Eli+abeth$s
arm inade6uate to her support, and onse6uently preferred her husband$s.
"-". attribute
an abstration belonging to or harateristi of an entity
NOTES:
She related the subets of the pitures, the dimensions of the rooms, and the prie of the
furniture, in 'ain, >r. Cardiner, highly amused by the kind of family preudie to whih he
attributed her e#essi'e ommendation of her master, soon led ag
"-*. ustified
ha'ing words so spaed that lines ha'e straight e'en margins
NOTES:
?H%TE -0
Eli+abeth had been a good deal disappointed in not finding a letter from
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NOTES:
>rs. Cardiner was standing a little behind! and on her pausing, he asked her if she would do
him the honour of introduing him to her friends.
"-. admire
feel admiration for
NOTES:
Eli+abeth$s mind was too full for on'ersation, but she saw and admired e'ery remarkable spot
and point of 'iew.
"-2. e#ertion
use of physial or mental energy! hard work
NOTES:
7t had been settled in the e'ening between the aunt and the niee, that suh a striking i'ility as
>iss 9ary$s in oming to see them on the 'ery day of her arri'al at emberley, for she had
reahed it only to a late breakfast, ought to be imitated, thou
"-4. prey
animal hunted or aught for food
NOTES:
?olonel Forster is a sensible man, and will keep her out of any real mishief! and she is lukilytoo poor to be an obet of prey to anybody.
"/5. leisure
time a'ailable for ease and rela#ation
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner would be pre'ented by business from setting out till a fortnight later in
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7n his present beha'iour to herself, moreo'er, she had a fresh soure of displeasure, for the
inlination he soon testified of renewing those intentions whih had marked the early part of
their a6uaintane ould only ser'e, after what had sine pa
"/". onlude
bring to a lose
NOTES:
7 must onlude, for 7 annot be long from my poor mother.
"/*. symptom
AmediineB any sensation or hange in bodily funtion that is e#periened by a patient and is
assoiated with a partiular disease
NOTES:
7 an remember no symptom of affetion on either side! and had anything of the kind been
pereptible, you must be aware that ours is not a family on whih it ould be thrown away.
"/-. persuade
ause somebody to adopt a ertain position, belief, or ourse of ation! twist somebody$s arm
NOTES:
He who, she had been persuaded, would a'oid her as his greatest enemy, seemed, on this
aidental meeting, most eager to preser'e the a6uaintane, and without any indeliate display
of regard, or any peuliarity of manner, where their two sel'es o
"//. rely
ha'e onfidene or faith in
NOTES:
7n onfirmation of this, she related the partiulars of all the peuniary transations in whih they
had been onneted, without atually naming her authority, but stating it to be suh as might be
relied on.
"/0. reo'er
regain or make up for
NOTES:
>rs. ennet was restored to her usual 6uerulous serenity! and, by the middle of
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(ithout allowing herself time for onsideration, and sarely knowing what she felt, Eli+abeth on
finishing this letter instantly sei+ed the other, and opening it with the utmost impatiene, read as
follows: it had been written a day later than the
"0*. mishief
rekless or maliious beha'ior that auses disomfort or annoyane in others
NOTES:
?olonel Forster is a sensible man, and will keep her out of any real mishief! and she is lukily
too poor to be an obet of prey to anybody.
"0-. aknowledge
delare to be true or admit the e#istene or reality or truth of
NOTES:
He aknowledged the truth of it all, and said that business with his steward had oasioned his
oming forward a few hours before the rest of the party with whom he had been tra'elling.
"0/. redue
make smaller
NOTES:
)Not that 7 shall, though,) she added to herself, as she finished the letter! )and my dear aunt, if
you do not tell me in an honourable manner, 7 shall ertainly be redued to triks and
stratagems to find it out.)
"00. reeted
rebuffed Aby a lo'erB without warning
NOTES:
There was now an interest, howe'er, in belie'ing the housekeeper! and they soon beame
sensible that the authority of a ser'ant who had known him sine he was four years old, and
whose own manners indiated respetability, was not to be hastily reete
"0. aknowledged
reogni+ed or made known or admitted
NOTES:
He aknowledged the truth of it all, and said that business with his steward had oasioned his
oming forward a few hours before the rest of the party with whom he had been tra'elling.
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"02. employ
put into ser'ie! make work or employ for a partiular purpose or for its inherent or natural
purpose
NOTES:
She respeted, she esteemed, she was grateful to him, she felt a real interest in his welfare!
and she only wanted to know how far she wished that welfare to depend upon herself, and how
far it would be for the happiness of both that she should employD
"04. sur'ey
onsider in a omprehensi'e way
"5. preeding
e#isting or oming before
NOTES:
Her unle and aunt were all ama+ement! and the embarrassment of her manner as she spoke,
oined to the irumstane itself, and many of the irumstanes of the preeding day, opened
to them a new idea on the business.
"1. ken
range of what one an know or understand
NOTES:
Eli+abeth e#used herself as well as she ould! said that she had liked him better when they
had met in 8ent than before, and that she had ne'er seen him so pleasant as this morning.
"". fortunate
ha'ing une#peted good fortune
NOTES:
)ut it is fortunate,) thought she, )that 7 ha'e something to wish for.
"*. formal
being in aord with established forms and on'entions and re6uirements Aas e.g. of formal
dressB
NOTES:
Ha'ing been fre6uently in ompany with him sine her return, agitation was pretty well o'er! the
agitations of formal partiality entirely so.
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"-. endure
undergo or be subeted to
NOTES:
Their affetionate mother shared all their grief! she remembered what she had herself enduredon a similar oasion, fi'e;and;twenty years ago.
"/. fare
the sum harged for riding in a publi on'eyane
NOTES:
7t had ome with a fare from &ondon! and as he thought that the irumstane of a gentleman
and lady$s remo'ing from one arriage into another might be remarked he meant to make
in6uiries at ?lapham.
"0. relie'ed
Aof pain or sorrowB made easier to bear
NOTES:
Eli+abeth, who had e#peted to find in her as aute and unembarrassed an obser'er as e'er
>r. 9ary had been, was muh relie'ed by diserning suh different feelings.
". assurane
a binding ommitment to do or gi'e or refrain from something
NOTES:
Our importane, our respetability in the world must be affeted by the wild 'olatility, the
assurane and disdain of all restraint whih mark &ydia$s harater.
"2. disourse
an e#tended ommuniation Aoften interati'eB dealing with some partiular topi
NOTES:
7t was first broken by >rs. %nnesley, a genteel, agreeable;looking woman, whose endea'our to
introdue some kind of disourse pro'ed her to be more truly well;bred than either of the others!
and between her and >rs. Cardiner, with oasional help f
"4. li'ely
full of life and energy
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NOTES:
The whole party before them, indeed, e#ited a li'ely attention.
"25. mutual
ommon to or shared by two or more parties
NOTES:
The rest of the e'ening passed with the appearane, on his side, of usual heerfulness, but with
no further attempt to distinguish Eli+abeth! and they parted at last with mutual i'ility, and
possibly a mutual desire of ne'er meeting again.
"21. grateful
feeling or showing gratitude
NOTES:
She had always seen it with pain! but respeting his abilities, and grateful for his affetionate
treatment of herself, she endea'oured to forget what she ould not o'erlook, and to banish from
her thoughts that ontinual breah of onugal obligat
"2". welfare
something that aids or promotes well;being
NOTES:
She respeted, she esteemed, she was grateful to him, she felt a real interest in his welfare!and she only wanted to know how far she wished that welfare to depend upon herself, and how
far it would be for the happiness of both that she should emp
"2*. perei'e
to beome aware of through the senses
NOTES:
)ut surely,) said she, )7 may enter his ounty without impunity, and rob it of a few petrified
spars without his perei'ing me.)
"2-. idle
not in ation or at work
NOTES:
Iain, ignorant, idle, and absolutely unontrolled=
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"2/. gratitude
a feeling of thankfulness and appreiation
NOTES:
E'ery idea that had been brought forward by the housekeeper was fa'ourable to his harater,and as she stood before the an'as on whih he was represented, and fi#ed his eyes upon
herself, she thought of his regard with a deeper sentiment of gratitude
"20. assure
inform positi'ely and with ertainty and onfidene
NOTES:
Had his first appearane, or his resemblane to the piture they had ust been e#amining, been
insuffiient to assure the other two that they now saw >r. 9ary, the gardener$s e#pression of
surprise, on beholding his master, must immediately ha'e t
"2. esteem
the ondition of being honored Aesteemed or respeted or well regardedB
NOTES:
espet, esteem, and onfidene had 'anished for e'er! and all his 'iews of domesti
happiness were o'erthrown.
"22. prepare
make ready or suitable or e6uip in ad'ane for a partiular purpose or for some use, e'ent, et
NOTES:
7t was onse6uently neessary to name some other period for the ommenement of atual
feliity;;to ha'e some other point on whih her wishes and hopes might be fi#ed, and by again
enoying the pleasure of antiipation, onsole herself for the present, an
"24. in'itation
a re6uest Aspoken or writtenB to partiipate or be present or take part in something
NOTES:
ut the gloom of &ydia$s prospet was shortly leared away! for she reei'ed an in'itation from
>rs. Forster, the wife of the olonel of the regiment, to aompany her to righton.
"45. enable
render apable or able for some task
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"41. useless
ha'ing no benefiial use or inapable of funtioning usefully
NOTES:
)9o not gi'e way to useless alarm,) added he! )though it is right to be prepared for the worst,there is no oasion to look on it as ertain.
"4". preser'e
keep in safety and protet from harm, deay, loss, or destrution
NOTES:
ut she had ne'er felt so strongly as now the disad'antages whih must attend the hildren of
so unsuitable a marriage, nor e'er been so fully aware of the e'ils arising from so ill;udged a
diretion of talents! talents, whih, rightly used, might at lea
"4*. misfortune
an unfortunate state resulting from unfa'orable outomes
NOTES:
)She had better ha'e stayed at home,) ried Eli+abeth! )perhaps she meant well, but, under
suh a misfortune as this, one annot see too little of one$s neighbours.
"4-. sensation
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
NOTES:
Had she known her sister sought to tear her from suh prospets and suh realities as these,
what would ha'e been her sensationsG
"4/. remo'e
remo'e something onrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remo'e something abstrat
NOTES:
Their parties abroad were less 'aried than before, and at home she had a mother and sister
whose onstant repinings at the dullness of e'erything around them threw a real gloom o'er
their domesti irle! and, though 8itty might in time regain her natural
"40. arri'e
reah a destination! arri'e by mo'ement or progress
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*5". 'enture
any 'enturesome undertaking espeially one with an unertain outome
NOTES:
resuming howe'er, that this studied a'oidane spoke rather a momentary embarrassmentthan any dislike of the proposal, and seeing in her husband, who was fond of soiety, a perfet
willingness to aept it, she 'entured to engage for her attendan
*5*. perei'ed
deteted by instint or inferene rather than by reogni+ed pereptual ues
NOTES:
Eli+abeth longed to e#plore its windings! but when they had rossed the bridge, and perei'ed
their distane from the house, >rs. Cardiner, who was not a great walker, ould go no farther,
and thought only of returning to the arriage as 6uikly as
*5-. disposition
your usual mood
NOTES:
She was onfident of ha'ing performed her duty, and to fret o'er una'oidable e'ils, or augment
them by an#iety, was no part of her disposition.
*5/. route
an established line of tra'el or aess
NOTES:
7t is not the obet of this work to gi'e a desription of 9erbyshire, nor of any of the remarkable
plaes through whih their route thither lay! O#ford, lenheim, (arwik, 8enilworth,
irmingham, et. are suffiiently known.
*50. pursuit
the at of pursuing in an effort to o'ertake or apture
NOTES:
7f you, my dear father, will not take the trouble of heking her e#uberant spirits, and of teahing
her that her present pursuits are not to be the business of her life, she will soon be beyond the
reah of amendment.
*5. inlined
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at an angle to the hori+ontal or 'ertial position
NOTES:
?H%TE -
)7 ha'e been thinking it o'er again, Eli+abeth,) said her unle, as they dro'e from the town! )andreally, upon serious onsideration, 7 am muh more inlined than 7 was to udge as your eldest
sister does on the matter.
*52. onsult
seek information from
NOTES:
%s soon as 7 get to town 7 shall go to my brother, and make him ome home with me to
Craehurh Street! and then we may onsult together as to what is to be done.)
*54. ustify
show to be right by pro'iding ustifiation or proof
NOTES:
Nothing ourred between them that ould ustify the hopes of his sister.
*15. humble
marked by meekness or modesty! not arrogant or prideful
NOTES:
She was disturbed by no fear for her feliity, nor humbled by any remembrane of her
misondut.
*11. misery
a state of ill;being due to afflition or misfortune
NOTES:
Iery fre6uently were they reproahed for this insensibility by 8itty and &ydia, whose own misery
was e#treme, and who ould not omprehend suh hard;heartedness in any of the family.
*1". affeted
ated upon! influened
NOTES:
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Our importane, our respetability in the world must be affeted by the wild 'olatility, the
assurane and disdain of all restraint whih mark &ydia$s harater.
*1*. pause
ease an ation temporarily
NOTES:
>rs. Cardiner was standing a little behind! and on her pausing, he asked her if she would do
him the honour of introduing him to her friends.
*1-. reommend
e#press a good opinion of
NOTES:
% resemblane in good humour and good spirits had reommended her and &ydia to eahother, and out of their three months$ a6uaintane they had been intimate two.
*1/. elder
a person who is older than you are
NOTES:
The elder >iss ennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual
ourse of their employments.
*10. remaining
not used up
NOTES:
On the 'ery last day of the regiment$s remaining at >eryton, he dined, with other of the offiers,
at &ongbourn! and so little was Eli+abeth disposed to part from him in good humour, that on his
making some in6uiry as to the manner in whih her tim
*1. reet
refuse to aept or aknowledge
NOTES:
There was now an interest, howe'er, in belie'ing the housekeeper! and they soon beame
sensible that the authority of a ser'ant who had known him sine he was four years old, and
whose own manners indiated respetability, was not to be hastily reete
*12. likewise
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in like or similar manner
NOTES:
>iss ingley saw all this likewise! and, in the imprudene of anger, took the first opportunity of
saying, with sneering i'ility:
)ray, >iss Eli+a, are not the ;;;; shire >ilitia remo'ed from >erytonG
*14. pri'ilege
a speial ad'antage or immunity or benefit not enoyed by all
NOTES:
These are onditions whih, onsidering e'erything, 7 had no hesitation in omplying with, as far
as 7 thought myself pri'ileged, for you.
*"5. earnest
harateri+ed by a firm and humorless belief in the 'alidity of your opinions
NOTES:
She stood se'eral minutes before the piture, in earnest ontemplation, and returned to it again
before they 6uitted the gallery.
*"1. essential
basi and fundamental
NOTES:
Has he deigned to add aught of i'ility to his ordinary styleG;;for 7 dare not hope,) he ontinued
in a lower and more serious tone, )that he is impro'ed in essentials.)
*"". delare
state emphatially and authoritati'ely
NOTES:
>r. Cardiner delared his willingness, and Eli+abeth was applied to for her approbation.
*"*. aspet
a harateristi to be onsidered
NOTES:
E'erything wore a happier aspet.
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*"-. reser'e
hold bak or set aside, espeially for future use or ontingeny
NOTES:
Ne'er, e'en in the ompany of his dear friends at Netherfield, or his dignified relations atosings, had she seen him so desirous to please, so free from self;onse6uene or unbending
reser'e, as now, when no importane ould result from the sue
*"/. on'ition
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or e'idene
NOTES:
&ydia$s going to righton was all that onsoled her for her melanholy on'ition of her
husband$s ne'er intending to go there himself.
*"0. tour
a ourney or route all the way around a partiular plae or area
NOTES:
Her tour to the &akes was now the obet of her happiest thoughts! it was her best onsolation
for all the unomfortable hours whih the disontentedness of her mother and 8itty made
ine'itable! and ould she ha'e inluded
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not often
NOTES:
Her niee was, therefore, obliged to submit, and they took their way towards the house on the
opposite side of the ri'er, in the nearest diretion! but their progress was slow, for >r. Cardiner,
though seldom able to indulge the taste, was 'ery fon
**5. regiment
army unit smaller than a di'ision
NOTES:
7t was the last of the regiment$s stay in >eryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood
were drooping apae.
**1. talent
natural abilities or 6ualities
NOTES:
ut she had ne'er felt so strongly as now the disad'antages whih must attend the hildren of
so unsuitable a marriage, nor e'er been so fully aware of the e'ils arising from so ill;udged a
diretion of talents! talents, whih, rightly used, might
**". ease
freedom from diffiulty or hardship or effort
NOTES:
Nor did he seem muh more at ease! when he spoke, his aent had none of its usual
sedateness! and he repeated his in6uiries as to the time of her ha'ing left &ongbourn, and of
her ha'ing stayed in 9erbyshire, so often, and in so hurried a way, as
***. on'ined
ha'ing a strong belief or on'ition
NOTES:
Sine her being at &ambton, she had heard that >iss 9ary was e#eedingly proud! but the
obser'ation of a 'ery few minutes on'ined her that she was only e#eedingly shy.
**-. pre'ail
be larger in number, 6uantity, power, status or importane
NOTES:
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(hile thus engaged, Eli+abeth had a fair opportunity of deiding whether she most feared or
wished for the appearane of >r. 9ary, by the feelings whih pre'ailed on his entering the
room! and then, though but a moment before she had belie'ed her
**/. ountenane
the appearane on'eyed by a person$s fae
NOTES:
There was a something in her ountenane whih made him listen with an apprehensi'e and
an#ious attention, while she added:
)(hen 7 said that he impro'ed on a6uaintane, 7 did not mean that his mind or his manners
were in a state of impro'ement, b
**0. inome
the finanial gain Aearned or unearnedB aruing o'er a gi'en period of time
NOTES:
?H%TE /5
>r. ennet had 'ery often wished before this period of his life that, instead of spending his
whole inome, he had laid by an annual sum for the better pro'ision of his hildren, and of his
wife, if she sur'i'ed him.
**. onstant
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long ontinuing
NOTES:
Their parties abroad were less 'aried than before, and at home she had a mother and sister
whose onstant repinings at the dullness of e'erything around them threw a real gloom o'er
their domesti irle! and, though 8itty might in time regain her
**2. pardon
aept an e#use for
NOTES:
She felt anew the ustie of >r. 9ary$s obetions! and ne'er had she been so muh disposed
to pardon his interferene in the 'iews of his friend.
**4. desribe
gi'e a desription of
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NOTES:
The rapture of &ydia on this oasion, her adoration of >rs. Forster, the delight of >rs. ennet,
and the mortifiation of 8itty, are sarely to be desribed.
*-5. distress
a state of ad'ersity Adanger or afflition or needB
NOTES:
Eli+abeth was distressed.
*-1. represent
be a delegate or spokesperson for! represent somebody$s interest or be a pro#y or substitute
for, as of politiians and offie holders representing their onstituents, or of a tenant
representing other tenants in a housing dispute
NOTES:
She represented to him all the improprieties of &ydia$s general beha'iour, the little ad'antage
she ould deri'e from the friendship of suh a woman as >rs. Forster, and the probability of her
being yet more imprudent with suh a ompanion at righ
*-". eager
ha'ing or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient e#petany
NOTES:
ingley was ready, Ceorgiana was eager, and 9ary determined, to be pleased.
*-*. assistane
the ati'ity of ontributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherane of an effort or purpose
NOTES:
7n suh an e#igene, my unle$s ad'ie and assistane would be e'erything in the world! he will
immediately omprehend what 7 must feel, and 7 rely upon his goodness.)
*--. se'ere
unsparing and unompromising in disipline or udgment
NOTES:
She was wild to be at home;;to hear, to see, to be upon the spot to share with
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*-/. e'ident
learly re'ealed to the mind or the senses or udgment
NOTES:
That he was surprised by the onnetion was e'ident! he sustained it, howe'er, with fortitude,and so far from going away, turned his bak with them, and entered into on'ersation with >r.
Cardiner.
*-0. notion
a general inlusi'e onept
NOTES:
The housekeeper ame! a respetable;looking elderly woman, muh less fine, and more i'il,
than she had any notion of finding her.
*-. abroad
to or in a foreign ountry
NOTES:
Their parties abroad were less 'aried than before, and at home she had a mother and sister
whose onstant repinings at the dullness of e'erything around them threw a real gloom o'er
their domesti irle! and, though 8itty might in time regain her
*-2. obser'e
wath attenti'ely
NOTES:
)7f one ould but go to righton=) obser'ed >rs. ennet.
*-4. assist
gi'e help or assistane! be of ser'ie
NOTES:
They all e#laimed against suh terrifi ideas! and >r. Cardiner, after general assuranes of his
affetion for her and all her family, told her that he meant to be in &ondon the 'ery ne#t day, and
would assist >r. ennet in e'ery endea'our for re
*/5. proeeding
AlawB the institution of a se6uene of steps by whih legal udgments are in'oked
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NOTES:
Ceorgiana$s reeption of them was 'ery i'il, but attended with all the embarrassment whih,
though proeeding from shyness and the fear of doing wrong, would easily gi'e to those who
felt themsel'es inferior the belief of her being proud and reser
*/1. domesti
a ser'ant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
NOTES:
?H%TE -"
Had Eli+abeth$s opinion been all drawn from her own family, she ould not ha'e formed a 'ery
pleasing opinion of onugal feliity or domesti omfort.
*/". apable
Ausually followed by of$B ha'ing apaity or ability
NOTES:
Eli+abeth here felt herself alled on to say something in 'indiation of his beha'iour to
(ikham! and therefore ga'e them to understand, in as guarded a manner as she ould, that by
what she had heard from his relations in 8ent, his ations were apab
*/*. regret
feel remorse for! feel sorry for! be ontrite about
NOTES:
Suh s6ueamish youths as annot bear to be onneted with a little absurdity are not worth a
regret.
*/-. prospet
the possibility of future suess
NOTES:
ut the gloom of &ydia$s prospet was shortly leared away! for she reei'ed an in'itation from>rs. Forster, the wife of the olonel of the regiment, to aompany her to righton.