pride and prejudice_vocab 40-60

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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:


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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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

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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:




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:



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:



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:



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:



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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

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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

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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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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:



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:


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:




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:



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:



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:



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:



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:



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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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:



""/. 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:



in his belie'ing, that howe'er long, and for whate'er ause, hi

"". in'ol'e

ontain as a part

NOTES:



""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.

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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.)

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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:



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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

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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

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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:



"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:



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:



"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:



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 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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*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:



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 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:




*-". 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 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.

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