1. inure cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate NOTES: A younger son, you know, must be inured to se !

"denia and dependence.# $. e%tenuate essen or to try to essen the seriousness or e%tent o! NOTES: &iss 'ennet was the on y creature who cou d suppose there might be any e%tenuating circumstances in the case, unknown to the society o! (ert!ordshire; her mi d and steady candour a ways p eaded !or a owances, and urged the possibi ity o! mistakes" ). obtrude push to thrust outward NOTES: 'ut ast summer he was again most pain!u y obtruded on my notice. *. depreciate ose in +a ue NOTES: To this &ary +ery gra+e y rep ied, #,ar be it !rom me, my dear sister, to depreciate such p easures.. e%asperate make !urious NOTES: /(A0TE1 )* 2hen they were gone, E i3abeth, as i! intending to e%asperate herse ! as much as possib e against &r. 4arcy, chose !or her emp oyment the e%amination o! a the etters which 5ane had written to her since her being in 6ent. 7. repine e%press discontent

NOTES: 'ut 8 wi not repine. 9. hackneyed repeated too o!ten; o+er!ami iar through o+eruse NOTES: #'ut that e%pression o! :+io ent y in o+e: is so hackneyed, so doubt!u , so inde!inite, that it gi+es me +ery itt e idea. ;. impo itic not po itic NOTES: 8ndeed, &r. 4arcy, it is +ery ungenerous in you to mention a that you knew to my disad+antage in (ert!ordshire""and, gi+e me ea+e to say, +ery impo itic too""!or it is pro+oking me to reta iate, and such things may come out as wi shock your re <. humi iate cause to !ee shame; hurt the pride o! NOTES: /har otte the wi!e o! &r. /o ins was a most humi iating picture1=. wai+e do without or cease to ho d or adhere to NOTES: 8n as short a time as &r. /o ins:s ong speeches wou d a ow, e+erything was sett ed between them to the satis!action o! both; and as they entered the house he earnest y entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest o! men; and though s 11. tractab e easi y managed >contro ed or taught or mo ded? NOTES: 8 ne+er heard any harm o! her; and 8 dare say she is one o! the most tractab e creatures in the wor d. 1$. contro+ert

be resistant to NOTES: 2hen the adies returned to the drawing"room, there was itt e to be done but to hear @ady /atherine ta k, which she did without any intermission ti co!!ee came in, de i+ering her opinion on e+ery subAect in so decisi+e a manner, as pro+ed that she was 1). rationa y in a rationa manner NOTES: 8t was &r. /o ins:s picture o! (uns!ord and 1osings rationa y so!tened; and E i3abeth percei+ed that she must wait !or her own +isit there to know the rest. 1*. circumspect heed!u o! potentia conseBuences NOTES: 2e must not e%pect a i+e y young man to be a ways so guarded and circumspect. 1.. conni+ance agreement on a secret p ot NOTES: About a year ago, she was taken !rom schoo , and an estab ishment !ormed !or her in @ondon; and ast summer she went with the ady who presided o+er it, to 1amsgate; and thither a so went &r. 2ickham, undoubted y by design; !or there pro+ed to ha+e been a 17. undiminished not essened or diminished NOTES: &rs. 'ennet reAoiced to see 5ane in undiminished beauty; and more than once during dinner did &r. 'ennet say +o untari y to E i3abeth: #8 am g ad you are come back, @i33y.# 19. predominance the Bua ity o! being more noticeab e than anything e se NOTES:

She tried to reco ect some instance o! goodness, some distinguished trait o! integrity or bene+o ence, that might rescue him !rom the attacks o! &r. 4arcy; or at east, by the predominance o! +irtue, atone !or those casua errors under which she w 1;. deduce reason by deduction; estab ish by deduction NOTES: Two in!erences, howe+er, were p ain y deduced !rom the who e: one, that E i3abeth was the rea cause o! the mischie!; and the other that she herse ! had been barbarous y misused by them a ; and on these two points she principa y dwe t during the 1<. inured made tough by habitua e%posure NOTES: A younger son, you know, must be inured to se !"denia and dependence.# $=. o!!icious intrusi+e in a medd ing or o!!ensi+e manner NOTES: #Cou are rather disposed to ca his inter!erence o!!iciousD# $1. peruse e%amine or consider with attention and in detai NOTES: She was engaged one day as she wa ked, in perusing 5ane:s ast etter, and dwe ing on some passages which pro+ed that 5ane had not written in spirits, when, instead o! being again surprised by &r. 4arcy, she saw on ooking up that /o one ,it3wi $$. o+erpower o+ercome by superior !orce NOTES: &rs. 'ennet was in !act too much o+erpowered to say a great dea whi e Sir 2i iam remained; but no sooner had he e!t them than her !ee ings !ound a rapid +ent. $). ab ution

the ritua washing o! a priest:s hands or o! sacred +esse s NOTES: &r. 4arcy may perhaps ha+e heard o! such a p ace as Eracechurch Street, but he wou d hard y think a month:s ab ution enough to c eanse him !rom its impurities, were he once to enter it; and depend upon it, &r. 'ing ey ne+er stirs without him.# $*. intimidate to compe or deter by or as i! by threats NOTES: &y courage a ways rises at e+ery attempt to intimidate me.# $.. di!!ident showing modest reser+e NOTES: (e was an%ious to a+oid the notice o! his cousins, !rom a con+iction that i! they saw him depart, they cou d not !ai to conAecture his design, and he was not wi ing to ha+e the attempt known ti its success might be known ikewise; !or though !ee ing a $7. mischance an unpredictab e outcome that is un!ortunate NOTES: She !e t a the per+erseness o! the mischance that shou d bring him where no one e se was brought, and, to pre+ent its e+er happening again, took care to in!orm him at !irst that it was a !a+ourite haunt o! hers. $9. pro!icient ha+ing or showing know edge and ski and aptitude NOTES: 8! 8 had e+er earnt, 8 shou d ha+e been a great pro!icient. $;. agitate mo+e or cause to mo+e back and !orth NOTES: A!ter a si ence o! se+era minutes, he came towards her in an agitated manner, and thus began:

#8n +ain 8 ha+e strugg ed. $<. reta iate make a counterattack and return ike !or ike, especia y e+i !or e+i NOTES: 8ndeed, &r. 4arcy, it is +ery ungenerous in you to mention a that you knew to my disad+antage in (ert!ordshire""and, gi+e me ea+e to say, +ery impo itic too""!or it is pro+oking me to reta iate, and such things may come out as wi shock your re )=. arder a sma storeroom !or storing !oods or wines NOTES: A!ter we coming their sisters, they triumphant y disp ayed a tab e set out with such co d meat as an inn arder usua y a!!ords, e%c aiming, #8s not this niceD )1. accede yie d to another:s wish or opinion NOTES: 8 rather wished, than be ie+ed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was per!ect y ready to accede to his proposa . )$. impute attribute or credit to NOTES: #And do you impute it to either o! thoseD# )). rep ete !i ed to satis!action with !ood or drink NOTES: (ow grie+ous then was the thought that, o! a situation so desirab e in e+ery respect, so rep ete with ad+antage, so promising !or happiness, 5ane had been depri+ed, by the !o y and indecorum o! her own !ami y)*. re+ere regard with !ee ings o! respect and re+erence; consider ha owed or e%a ted or be in awe o!

NOTES: (e had !ound the aw a most unpro!itab e study, and was now abso ute y reso +ed on being ordained, i! 8 wou d present him to the i+ing in Buestion""o! which he trusted there cou d be itt e doubt, as he was we assured that 8 had no other person to pro+ ).. ostentatious intended to attract notice and impress others NOTES: They were then, with no other de ay than his pointing out the neatness o! the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the par our, he we comed them a second time, with ostentatious !orma ity to his humb e abode, and punctua y r )7. eBui+oca open to two or more interpretations; or o! uncertain nature or signi!icance; or >o!ten? intended to mis ead NOTES: E i3abeth saw direct y that her !ather had not the sma est intention o! yie ding; but his answers were at the same time so +ague and eBui+oca , that her mother, though o!ten disheartened, had ne+er yet despaired o! succeeding at ast. )9. unprincip ed acking princip es or mora scrup es NOTES: E+ery ingering strugg e in his !a+our grew !ainter and !ainter; and in !arther Austi!ication o! &r. 4arcy, she cou d not but a ow &r. 'ing ey, when Buestioned by 5ane, had ong ago asserted his b ame essness in the a!!air; that proud and repu si+e as we );. abusi+e characteri3ed by physica or psycho ogica ma treatment NOTES: One may be continua y abusi+e without saying anything Aust; but one cannot a ways be aughing at a man without now and then stumb ing on something witty.# )<. obeisance bending the head or body or knee as a sign o! re+erence or submission or shame or greeting NOTES:

/(A0TE1 )9 The two gent emen e!t 1osings the ne%t morning, and &r. /o ins ha+ing been in waiting near the odges, to make them his parting obeisance, was ab e to bring home the p easing inte igence, o! their appearing in +ery good hea th, and in *=. disapprobation an e%pression o! strong disappro+a ; pronouncing as wrong or mora y cu pab e NOTES: #Cou must know that though 8 shou d be e%ceeding y grie+ed at their disapprobation, 8 cou d not hesitate.# *1. trepidation a !ee ing o! a arm or dread NOTES: She had heard nothing o! @ady /atherine that spoke her aw!u !rom any e%traordinary ta ents or miracu ous +irtue, and the mere state iness o! money or rank she thought she cou d witness without trepidation. *$. di!!idence ack o! se !"con!idence NOTES: 5ane:s temper was not desponding, and she was gradua y ed to hope, though the di!!idence o! a!!ection sometimes o+ercame the hope, that 'ing ey wou d return to Nether!ie d and answer e+ery wish o! her heart. *). dup icity acting in bad !aith; deception by pretending to entertain one set o! intentions whi e acting under the in! uence o! another NOTES: 8! 8 were not a!raid o! Audging harsh y, 8 shou d be a most tempted to say that there is a strong appearance o! dup icity in a this. **. emergence the act o! emerging NOTES:

8t was abso ute y necessary, there!ore, to think o! something, and in this emergence reco ecting when she had seen him ast in (ert!ordshire, and !ee ing curious to know what he wou d say on the subAect o! their hasty departure, she obser+ed: #(ow *.. e apse pass by NOTES: A week e apsed be!ore she cou d see E i3abeth without sco ding her, a month passed away be!ore she cou d speak to Sir 2i iam or @ady @ucas without being rude, and many months were gone be!ore she cou d at a !orgi+e their daughter. *7. a e+iate pro+ide physica re ie!, as !rom pain NOTES: The pain o! separation, howe+er, might be a e+iated on his side, by preparations !or the reception o! his bride; as he had reason to hope, that short y a!ter his return into (ert!ordshire, the day wou d be !i%ed that was to make him the happiest o *9. instabi ity a ack o! ba ance or state o! diseBui ibrium NOTES: Cou dare not, you cannot deny, that you ha+e been the principa , i! not the on y means o! di+iding them !rom each other""o! e%posing one to the censure o! the wor d !or caprice and instabi ity, and the other to its derision !or disappointed hopes, *;. concise e%pressing much in !ew words NOTES: A short dia ogue on the subAect o! the country ensued, on either side ca m and concise""and soon put an end to by the entrance o! /har otte and her sister, Aust returned !rom her wa k. *<. scheming concea ing cra!ty designs !or ad+ancing your own interest NOTES:

#8 am !ar !rom attributing any part o! &r. 'ing ey:s conduct to design,# said E i3abeth; #but without scheming to do wrong, or to make others unhappy, there may be error, and there may be misery. .=. assiduous marked by care and persistent e!!ort NOTES: (e scarce y e+er spoke to her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensib e o! himse ! were trans!erred !or the rest o! the day to &iss @ucas, whose ci+i ity in istening to him was a seasonab e re ie! to them a , and especia y to h .1. con!irming ser+ing to support or corroborate NOTES: The Austice o! the charge struck her too !orcib y !or denia , and the circumstances to which he particu ar y a uded as ha+ing passed at the Nether!ie d ba , and as con!irming a his !irst disapprobation, cou d not ha+e made a stronger impression .$. re!ute o+erthrow by argument, e+idence, or proo! NOTES: #2ith respect to that other, more weighty accusation, o! ha+ing inAured &r. 2ickham, 8 can on y re!ute it by aying be!ore you the who e o! his connection with my !ami y. .). rectitude righteousness as a conseBuence o! being honorab e and honest NOTES: (er disappointment in /har otte made her turn with !onder regard to her sister, o! whose rectitude and de icacy she was sure her opinion cou d ne+er be shaken, and !or whose happiness she grew dai y more an%ious, as 'ing ey had now been gone a week .*. subside sink to a ower e+e or !orm a depression NOTES: (is apparent partia ity had subsided, his attentions were o+er, he was the admirer o! some one e se.

... perturb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or a armed NOTES: 8n this perturbed state o! mind, with thoughts that cou d rest on nothing, she wa ked on; but it wou d not do; in ha ! a minute the etter was un!o ded again, and co ecting herse ! as we as she cou d, she again began the morti!ying perusa o! a .7. impropriety the condition o! being improper NOTES: She was now struck with the impropriety o! such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her be!ore. .9. discernib e perceptib e by the senses or inte ect NOTES: At ength the 0arsonage was discernib e. .;. incredu ity doubt about the truth o! something NOTES: (e e+en ooked at her with a smi e o! a!!ected incredu ity. .<. irksome so acking in interest as to cause menta weariness NOTES: &r. /o ins, to be sure, was neither sensib e nor agreeab e; his society was irksome, and his attachment to her must be imaginary. 7=. encroach ad+ance beyond the usua imit NOTES:

4o not be a!raid o! my running into any e%cess, o! my encroaching on your pri+i ege o! uni+ersa good"wi . 71. depra+ity mora per+ersion; impairment o! +irtue and mora princip es NOTES: 2i !u y and wanton y to ha+e thrown o!! the companion o! my youth, the acknow edged !a+ourite o! my !ather, a young man who had scarce y any other dependence than on our patronage, and who had been brought up to e%pect its e%ertion, wou d be a depra+i 7$. impurity the condition o! being impure NOTES: &r. 4arcy may perhaps ha+e heard o! such a p ace as Eracechurch Street, but he wou d hard y think a month:s ab ution enough to c eanse him !rom its impurities, were he once to enter it; and depend upon it, &r. 'ing ey ne+er stirs without him.# 7). enumerate determine the number or amount o! NOTES: Their party in the dining"room was arge, !or a most a the @ucases came to meet &aria and hear the news; and +arious were the subAects that occupied them: @ady @ucas was inBuiring o! &aria, a!ter the we !are and pou try o! her e dest daughter; &rs. 'enn 7*. a ay essen the intensity o! or ca m NOTES: The tumu t o! E i3abeth:s mind was a ayed by this con+ersation. 7.. reso +ing ana ysis into c ear"cut components NOTES: 2hene+er /har otte came to see them, she conc uded her to be anticipating the hour o! possession; and whene+er she spoke in a ow +oice to &r. /o ins, was con+inced that they were ta king o! the @ongbourn estate, and reso +ing to turn herse ! and

77. +eracity unwi ingness to te ies NOTES: O! what he has particu ar y accused me 8 am ignorant; but o! the truth o! what 8 sha re ate, 8 can summon more than one witness o! undoubted +eracity. 79. disc aim make a disc aimer about NOTES: &iss 'ennet eager y disc aimed a e%traordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister:s warm a!!ection. 7;. bewai regret strong y NOTES: They agreed that &rs. 'ennet shou d on y hear o! the departure o! the !ami y, without being a armed on the score o! the gent eman:s conduct; but e+en this partia communication ga+e her a great dea o! concern, and she bewai ed it as e%ceeding y un 7<. upbraid e%press criticism towards NOTES: 2hen she remembered the sty e o! his address, she was sti !u o! indignation; but when she considered how unAust y she had condemned and upbraided him, her anger was turned against herse !; and his disappointed !ee ings became the obAect o! comp 9=. repugnance intense a+ersion NOTES: 'ut there were other causes o! repugnance; causes which, though sti e%isting, and e%isting to an eBua degree in both instances, 8 had myse ! endea+oured to !orget, because they were not immediate y be!ore me. 91. atone turn away !rom sin or do penitence

NOTES: She tried to reco ect some instance o! goodness, some distinguished trait o! integrity or bene+o ence, that might rescue him !rom the attacks o! &r. 4arcy; or at east, by the predominance o! +irtue, atone !or those casua errors under which she w 9$. e!!usion an unrestrained e%pression o! emotion NOTES: @et our !irst e!!usions be ess insupportab e than those o! the genera ity o! tra+e ers.# 9). con!use mistake one thing !or another NOTES: She was per!ect y sensib e that he ne+er had; but she wished to see whether he wou d betray any consciousness o! what had passed between the 'ing eys and 5ane, and she thought he ooked a itt e con!used as he answered that he had ne+er been so !or 9*. intrude enter unin+ited NOTES: &r. 4arcy re ated the mistake which had occasioned his intruding on &iss 'ennet, and a!ter sitting a !ew minutes onger without saying much to anybody, went away. 9.. in+ariab e not iab e to or capab e o! change NOTES: 'ut 8 wi endea+our to banish e+ery pain!u thought, and think on y o! what wi make me happy""your a!!ection, and the in+ariab e kindness o! my dear unc e and aunt. 97. de!ection withdrawing support or he p despite a egiance or responsibi ity NOTES: 6itty and @ydia take his de!ection much more to heart than 8 do. 99. di+ersi!ied

ha+ing +ariety o! character or !orm or components; or ha+ing increased +ariety NOTES: /(A0TE1 $9 2ith no greater e+ents than these in the @ongbourn !ami y, and otherwise di+ersi!ied by itt e beyond the wa ks to &eryton, sometimes dirty and sometimes co d, did 5anuary and ,ebruary pass away. 9;. genera ity the Bua ity o! being genera or widespread or ha+ing genera app icabi ity NOTES: @et our !irst e!!usions be ess insupportab e than those o! the genera ity o! tra+e ers.# 9<. coincide happen simu taneous y NOTES: (is present pursuit cou d not make him !orget that E i3abeth had been the !irst to e%cite and to deser+e his attention, the !irst to isten and to pity, the !irst to be admired; and in his manner o! bidding her adieu, wishing her e+ery enAoyment, remindin ;=. err to make a mistake or be incorrect NOTES: 2hat 2ickham had said o! the i+ing was !resh in her memory, and as she reca ed his +ery words, it was impossib e not to !ee that there was gross dup icity on one side or the other; and, !or a !ew moments, she ! attered herse ! that her wishes did not F ;1. decorum propriety in manners and conduct NOTES: The possibi ity o! &r. /o ins:s !ancying himse ! in o+e with her !riend had once occurred to E i3abeth within the ast day or two; but that /har otte cou d encourage him seemed a most as !ar !rom possibi ity as she cou d encourage him herse !, and her a ;$. appease make peace with

NOTES: Nothing cou d conso e and nothing cou d appease her. ;). partia ity an inc ination to !a+or one group or +iew or opinion o+er a ternati+es NOTES: &y brother admires her great y a ready; he wi ha+e !reBuent opportunity now o! seeing her on the most intimate !ooting; her re ations a wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister:s partia ity is not mis eading me, 8 think, when 8 ca ;*. imprudent not prudent or wise NOTES: 4o not in+o +e yourse ! or endea+our to in+o +e him in an a!!ection which the want o! !ortune wou d make so +ery imprudent. ;.. incredu ous not disposed or wi ing to be ie+e; unbe ie+ing NOTES: 2ith many comp iments to them, and much se !"gratu ation on the prospect o! a connection between the houses, he un!o ded the matter""to an audience not mere y wondering, but incredu ous; !or &rs. 'ennet, with more perse+erance than po iteness, prot ;7. e e+ate raise !rom a ower to a higher position NOTES: A this was acknow edged to &rs. Eardiner; and a!ter re ating the circumstances, she thus went on: #8 am now con+inced, my dear aunt, that 8 ha+e ne+er been much in o+e; !or had 8 rea y e%perienced that pure and e e+ating passion, 8 shou d at pr ;9. e+ade a+oid or try to a+oid !u !i ing, answering, or per!orming >duties, Buestions, or issues? NOTES:

A promise o! secrecy was o! course +ery duti!u y gi+en, but it cou d not be kept without di!!icu ty; !or the curiosity e%cited by his ong absence burst !orth in such +ery direct Buestions on his return as reBuired some ingenuity to e+ade, and he ;;. diminution change toward something sma er or ower NOTES: Their !irst subAect was the diminution o! the 1osings party. ;<. ramb e mo+e about aim ess y or without any destination, o!ten in search o! !ood or emp oyment NOTES: /(A0TE1 )) &ore than once did E i3abeth, in her ramb e within the park, une%pected y meet &r. 4arcy. <=. incensed angered at something unAust or wrong NOTES: 4ay a!ter day passed away without bringing any other tidings o! him than the report which short y pre+ai ed in &eryton o! his coming no more to Nether!ie d the who e winter; a report which high y incensed &rs. 'ennet, and which she ne+er !ai ed to <1. designing the act o! working out the !orm o! something >as by making a sketch or out ine or p an? NOTES: That he was rea y !ond o! 5ane, she doubted no more than she had e+er done; and much as she had a ways been disposed to ike him, she cou d not think without anger, hard y without contempt, on that easiness o! temper, that want o! proper reso ution, whic <$. !orbearance a de ay in en!orcing rights or c aims or pri+i eges; re!raining !rom acting NOTES: She high y appro+ed his !orbearance, and they had eisure !or a !u discussion o! it, and !or a the commendation which they ci+i y bestowed on each other, as 2ickham and another o!!icer wa ked back with them to @ongbourn, and during the wa k he

<). comp acency the !ee ing you ha+e when you are satis!ied with yourse ! NOTES: She !e t that 5ane:s !ee ings, though !er+ent, were itt e disp ayed, and that there was a constant comp acency in her air and manner not o!ten united with great sensibi ity. <*. dishearten take away the enthusiasm o! NOTES: E i3abeth saw direct y that her !ather had not the sma est intention o! yie ding; but his answers were at the same time so +ague and eBui+oca , that her mother, though o!ten disheartened, had ne+er yet despaired o! succeeding at ast. <.. derision the act o! deriding or treating with contempt NOTES: Cou dare not, you cannot deny, that you ha+e been the principa , i! not the on y means o! di+iding them !rom each other""o! e%posing one to the censure o! the wor d !or caprice and instabi ity, and the other to its derision !or disappointed hopes, <7. stumb e miss a step and !a or near y !a NOTES: One may be continua y abusi+e without saying anything Aust; but one cannot a ways be aughing at a man without now and then stumb ing on something witty.# <9. di+ersi!y +ary in order to spread risk or to e%pand NOTES: /(A0TE1 $9 2ith no greater e+ents than these in the @ongbourn !ami y, and otherwise di+ersi!ied by itt e beyond the wa ks to &eryton, sometimes dirty and sometimes co d, did 5anuary and ,ebruary pass away. <;. animate

make i+e y NOTES: (e se dom appeared rea y animated. <<. per+erse de+iating !rom what is considered mora or right or proper or good NOTES: &r. 2ickham:s society was o! materia ser+ice in dispe ing the g oom which the ate per+erse occurrences had thrown on many o! the @ongbourn !ami y. 1==. comprise be composed o! NOTES: She then read the !irst sentence a oud, which comprised the in!ormation o! their ha+ing Aust reso +ed to !o ow their brother to town direct y, and o! their meaning to dine in Eros+enor Street, where &r. (urst had a house. 1=1. morti!y cause to !ee shame; hurt the pride o! NOTES: They are young in the ways o! the wor d, and not yet open to the morti!ying con+iction that handsome young men must ha+e something to i+e on as we as the p ain.# 1=$. ibera y in a generous manner NOTES: 'ut !rom the se+erity o! that b ame which was ast night so ibera y bestowed, respecting each circumstance, 8 sha hope to be in the !uture secured, when the !o owing account o! my actions and their moti+es has been read. 1=). surmise in!er !rom incomp ete e+idence NOTES:

#That is not an unnatura surmise,# said ,it3wi iam, #but it is a essening o! the honour o! my cousin:s triumph +ery sad y.# 1=*. gentee marked by re!inement in taste and manners NOTES: 8n the inter+a s o! her discourse with &rs. /o ins, she addressed a +ariety o! Buestions to &aria and E i3abeth, but especia y to the atter, o! whose connections she knew the east, and who she obser+ed to &rs. /o ins was a +ery gentee , pretty 1=.. uni!orm y in a uni!orm manner NOTES: The situation o! your mother:s !ami y, though obAectionab e, was nothing in comparison to that tota want o! propriety so !reBuent y, so a most uni!orm y betrayed by herse !, by your three younger sisters, and occasiona y e+en by your !ather. 1=7. transient asting a +ery short time NOTES: (er daughter endea+oured to con+ince her o! what she did not be ie+e herse !, that his attentions to 5ane had been mere y the e!!ect o! a common and transient iking, which ceased when he saw her no more; but though the probabi ity o! the statement 1=9. ensue issue or terminate >in a speci!ied way, state, etc.?; end NOTES: 8t was spoken o! again whi e they were at dinner, when &r. /o ins Aoining in, obser+ed: #Ces, &iss E i3abeth, you wi ha+e the honour o! seeing @ady /atherine de 'ourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and 8 need not say you wi be de ighted wit 1=;. a acrity i+e iness and eagerness NOTES:

Sir 2i iam and @ady @ucas were speedi y app ied to !or their consent; and it was bestowed with a most Aoy!u a acrity. 1=<. can+ass get the opinions >o! peop e? by asking speci!ic Buestions NOTES: The who e o! what E i3abeth had a ready heard, his c aims on &r. 4arcy, and a that he had su!!ered !rom him, was now open y acknow edged and pub ic y can+assed; and e+erybody was p eased to know how much they had a ways dis iked &r. 4arcy be!ore 11=. neg igence !ai ure to act with the prudence that a reasonab e person wou d e%ercise under the same circumstances NOTES: She e%amined into their emp oyments, ooked at their work, and ad+ised them to do it di!!erent y; !ound !au t with the arrangement o! the !urniture; or detected the housemaid in neg igence; and i! she accepted any re!reshment, seemed to do it on y 111. repute the state o! being he d in high esteem and honor NOTES: On being made acBuainted with the present &r. 4arcy:s treatment o! him, she tried to remember some o! that gent eman:s reputed disposition when Buite a ad which might agree with it, and was con!ident at ast that she reco ected ha+ing heard &r. , 11$. inconsistency the Bua ity o! being inconsistent and acking a harmonious uni!ormity among things or parts NOTES: The more 8 see o! the wor d, the more am 8 dissatis!ied with it; and e+ery day con!irms my be ie! o! the inconsistency o! a human characters, and o! the itt e dependence that can be p aced on the appearance o! merit or sense. 11). authoritati+e o! recogni3ed authority or e%ce ence NOTES:

She was not rendered !ormidab e by si ence; but whate+er she said was spoken in so authoritati+e a tone, as marked her se !"importance, and brought &r. 2ickham immediate y to E i3abeth:s mind; and !rom the obser+ation o! the day a together, she be 11*. detection the perception that something has occurred or some state e%ists NOTES: 8gnorant as you pre+ious y were o! e+erything concerning either, detection cou d not be in your power, and suspicion certain y not in your inc ination. 11.. unaccountab e not to be accounted !or or e%p ained NOTES: 8t is unaccountab e117. e%tort obtain by coercion or intimidation NOTES: 8t was some time, howe+er, be!ore a smi e cou d be e%torted !rom 5ane. 119. g a3e a coating !or ceramics, meta , etc. NOTES: E+ery park has its beauty and its prospects; and E i3abeth saw much to be p eased with, though she cou d not be in such raptures as &r. /o ins e%pected the scene to inspire, and was but s ight y a!!ected by his enumeration o! the windows in !ront o! the 11;. propensity a natura inc ination NOTES: The +icious propensities""the want o! princip e, which he was care!u to guard !rom the know edge o! his best !riend, cou d not escape the obser+ation o! a young man o! near y the same age with himse !, and who had opportunities o! seeing him in un 11<. dupe

!oo or hoa% NOTES: This etter ga+e E i3abeth some pain; but her spirits returned as she considered that 5ane wou d no onger be duped, by the sister at east. 1$=. penitent !ee ing or e%pressing remorse !or misdeeds NOTES: (e e%pressed no regret !or what he had done which satis!ied her; his sty e was not penitent, but haughty. 1$1. mutua y in a mutua or shared manner NOTES: 'etween E i3abeth and /har otte there was a restraint which kept them mutua y si ent on the subAect; and E i3abeth !e t persuaded that no rea con!idence cou d e+er subsist between them again. 1$$. impertinent improper y !orward or bo d NOTES: As she had heard no carriage, she thought it not un ike y to be @ady /atherine, and under that apprehension was putting away her ha !"!inished etter that she might escape a impertinent Buestions, when the door opened, and, to her +ery great surp 1$). discourage try to pre+ent; show opposition to NOTES: #0erhaps it wi be as we i! you discourage his coming here so +ery o!ten. 1$*. disinterested una!!ected by se !"interest NOTES:

The stupidity with which he was !a+oured by nature must guard his courtship !rom any charm that cou d make a woman wish !or its continuance; and &iss @ucas, who accepted him so e y !rom the pure and disinterested desire o! an estab ishment, cared n 1$.. chagrin strong !ee ings o! embarrassment NOTES: 8n her own past beha+iour, there was a constant source o! +e%ation and regret; and in the unhappy de!ects o! her !ami y, a subAect o! yet hea+ier chagrin. 1$7. consistency a harmonious uni!ormity or agreement among things or parts NOTES: 8t was rather sma , but we bui t and con+enient; and e+erything was !itted up and arranged with a neatness and consistency o! which E i3abeth ga+e /har otte a the credit. 1$9. amiss in an improper or mistaken or un!ortunate manner NOTES: @ady /atherine approached, and, a!ter istening !or a !ew minutes, said to 4arcy: #&iss 'ennet wou d not p ay at a amiss i! she practised more, and cou d ha+e the ad+antage o! a @ondon master. 1$;. contri+e make or work out a p an !or; de+ise NOTES: E i3abeth then contri+ed to sit by her aunt. 1$<. ca cu ate make a mathematica ca cu ation or computation NOTES: @ady @ucas began direct y to ca cu ate, with more interest than the matter had e+er e%cited be!ore, how many years onger &r. 'ennet was ike y to i+e; and Sir 2i iam ga+e it as his decided opinion, that whene+er &r. /o ins shou d be in possessi

1)=. pro!usion the property o! being e%treme y abundant NOTES: Cour pro!usion makes me sa+ing; and i! you ament o+er him much onger, my heart wi be as ight as a !eather.# 1)1. s acken become s ow or s ower NOTES: E i3abeth cou d ne+er address her without !ee ing that a the com!ort o! intimacy was o+er, and though determined not to s acken as a correspondent, it was !or the sake o! what had been, rather than what was. 1)$. serenity the absence o! menta stress or an%iety NOTES: 'ut in a , and in a most e+ery ine o! each, there was a want o! that cheer!u ness which had been used to characterise her sty e, and which, proceeding !rom the serenity o! a mind at ease with itse ! and kind y disposed towards e+eryone, had been 1)). distribute gi+e to se+era peop e NOTES: The !irst part o! &rs. Eardiner:s business on her arri+a was to distribute her presents and describe the newest !ashions. 1)*. precede be ear ier in time; go back !urther NOTES: Easter was approaching, and the week preceding it was to bring an addition to the !ami y at 1osings, which in so sma a circ e must be important. 1).. stead!ast marked by !irm determination or reso ution; not shakab e

NOTES: 8t was an earnest, stead!ast ga3e, but she o!ten doubted whether there were much admiration in it, and sometimes it seemed nothing but absence o! mind. 1)7. congenia suitab e to your needs NOTES: They wou d doubt ess be congenia with the genera ity o! !ema e minds. 1)9. snug enAoying or a!!ording com!orting warmth and she ter especia y in a sma space NOTES: 2e , now et us be Buite com!ortab e and snug, and ta k and augh a the way home. 1);. arrogance o+erbearing pride e+idenced by a superior manner toward in!eriors NOTES: She went on: #,rom the +ery beginning""!rom the !irst moment, 8 may a most say""o! my acBuaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the !u est be ie! o! your arrogance, your conceit, and your se !ish disdain o! the !ee ings o! others, we 1)<. pecuniary re ating to or in+o +ing money NOTES: (is own !ather did not ong sur+i+e mine, and within ha ! a year !rom these e+ents, &r. 2ickham wrote to in!orm me that, ha+ing !ina y reso +ed against taking orders, he hoped 8 shou d not think it unreasonab e !or him to e%pect some more immediate pe 1*=. a+arice reprehensib e acBuisiti+eness; insatiab e desire !or wea th >personi!ied as one o! the dead y sins? NOTES: 2here does discretion end, and a+arice beginD

1*1. a!!ront a de iberate y o!!ensi+e act or something producing the e!!ect o! de iberate disrespect NOTES: /atherine, weak"spirited, irritab e, and comp ete y under @ydia:s guidance, had been a ways a!!ronted by their ad+ice; and @ydia, se !"wi ed and care ess, wou d scarce y gi+e them a hearing. 1*$. entai ha+e as a ogica conseBuence NOTES: 8! it was not !or the entai , 8 shou d not mind it.# 1*). a!!inity a natura attraction or !ee ing o! kinship NOTES: 'ut when this subAect was succeeded by his account o! &r. 2ickham""when she read with somewhat c earer attention a re ation o! e+ents which, i! true, must o+erthrow e+ery cherished opinion o! his worth, and which bore so a arming an a!!inity to his 1**. incense make !urious NOTES: 4ay a!ter day passed away without bringing any other tidings o! him than the report which short y pre+ai ed in &eryton o! his coming no more to Nether!ie d the who e winter; a report which high y incensed &rs. 'ennet, and which she ne+er !ai ed to 1*.. de!icient inadeBuate in amount or degree NOTES: 8t on y shows her being de!icient in something herse !""sense or !ee ing.# 1*7. mercenary a person hired to !ight !or another country than their own NOTES:

8 shou d be sorry to think our !riend mercenary.# 1*9. impartia !ree !rom undue bias or preconcei+ed opinions NOTES: 'ut my !ee ings are not on y cordia towards him; they are e+en impartia towards &iss 6ing. 1*;. !orma ity a reBuirement o! etiBuette or custom NOTES: They were then, with no other de ay than his pointing out the neatness o! the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the par our, he we comed them a second time, with ostentatious !orma ity to his humb e abode, and punctua y r 1*<. e!!ectua producing or capab e o! producing an intended resu t or ha+ing a striking e!!ect NOTES: &y watch!u ness has been e!!ectua ; and though 8 certain y shou d be a more interesting obAect to a my acBuaintances were 8 distracted y in o+e with him, 8 cannot say that 8 regret my comparati+e insigni!icance. 1.=. inde!inite +ague or not c ear y de!ined or stated NOTES: #'ut that e%pression o! :+io ent y in o+e: is so hackneyed, so doubt!u , so inde!inite, that it gi+es me +ery itt e idea. 1.1. abominab e uneBui+oca y detestab e NOTES: Oh- that abominab e &r. 4arcy1.$. a ude make a more or ess disguised re!erence to

NOTES: As !or 5ane, her an%iety under this suspense was, o! course, more pain!u than E i3abeth:s, but whate+er she !e t she was desirous o! concea ing, and between herse ! and E i3abeth, there!ore, the subAect was ne+er a uded to. 1.). bust e mo+e or cause to mo+e energetica y or busi y NOTES: The day passed most p easant y away; the morning in bust e and shopping, and the e+ening at one o! the theatres. 1.*. disso +e pass into a so ution NOTES: A connection between us seemed now disso +ed. 1... counterpart a person or thing ha+ing the same !unction or characteristics as another NOTES: The entertainment o! dining at 1osings was repeated about twice a week; and, a owing !or the oss o! Sir 2i iam, and there being on y one card"tab e in the e+ening, e+ery such entertainment was the counterpart o! the !irst. 1.7. insensib e bare y ab e to be percei+ed NOTES: @ady @ucas cou d not be insensib e o! triumph on being ab e to retort on &rs. 'ennet the com!ort o! ha+ing a daughter we married; and she ca ed at @ongbourn rather o!tener than usua to say how happy she was, though &rs. 'ennet:s sour ooks and 1.9. inAurious harm!u to i+ing things NOTES:

(a+ing ne+er e+en !ancied herse ! in o+e be!ore, her regard had a the warmth o! !irst attachment, and, !rom her age and disposition, greater steadiness than most !irst attachments o!ten boast; and so !er+ent y did she +a ue his remembrance, and pre!er 1.;. degradation changing to a ower state >a ess respected state? NOTES: (is sense o! her in!eriority""o! its being a degradation""o! the !ami y obstac es which had a ways opposed to inc ination, were dwe t on with a warmth which seemed due to the conseBuence he was wounding, but was +ery un ike y to recommend his suit. 1.<. !er+ent characteri3ed by intense emotion NOTES: She !e t that 5ane:s !ee ings, though !er+ent, were itt e disp ayed, and that there was a constant comp acency in her air and manner not o!ten united with great sensibi ity. 17=. discredit the state o! being he d in ow esteem NOTES: She wished to discredit it entire y, repeated y e%c aiming, #This must be !a se171. dispe to cause to separate and go in di!!erent directions NOTES: &r. 2ickham:s society was o! materia ser+ice in dispe ing the g oom which the ate per+erse occurrences had thrown on many o! the @ongbourn !ami y. 17$. !e icity p easing and appropriate manner or sty e >especia y manner or sty e o! e%pression? NOTES: /(A0TE1 $. A!ter a week spent in pro!essions o! o+e and schemes o! !e icity, &r. /o ins was ca ed !rom his amiab e /har otte by the arri+a o! Saturday.

17). inc ine ower or bend >the head or upper body?, as in a nod or bow NOTES: #&r. 2ickham is the son o! a +ery respectab e man, who had !or many years the management o! a the 0ember ey estates, and whose good conduct in the discharge o! his trust natura y inc ined my !ather to be o! ser+ice to him; and on Eeorge 2ickham, 17*. engross de+ote >onese !? !u y to NOTES: #8 ne+er saw a more promising inc ination; he was growing Buite inattenti+e to other peop e, and who y engrossed by her. 17.. insu!!icient o! a Buantity not ab e to !u !i a need or reBuirement NOTES: 8! 8 ha+e wounded your sister:s !ee ings, it was unknowing y done and though the moti+es which go+erned me may to you +ery natura y appear insu!!icient, 8 ha+e not yet earnt to condemn them. 177. caprice a sudden desire NOTES: That he was rea y !ond o! 5ane, she doubted no more than she had e+er done; and much as she had a ways been disposed to ike him, she cou d not think without anger, hard y without contempt, on that easiness o! temper, that want o! proper reso ution, whic 179. de!erence courteous regard !or peop e:s !ee ings NOTES: She is the sort o! woman whom one cannot regard with too much de!erence.# 17;. conso e gi+e mora or emotiona strength to

NOTES: Nothing cou d conso e and nothing cou d appease her. 17<. inso ence the trait o! being rude and impertinent; inc ined to take iberties NOTES: 8t was a pride and inso ence. 19=. reconci e come to terms NOTES: 8t was a ong time be!ore she became at a reconci ed to the idea o! so unsuitab e a match. 191. incumbent necessary >!or someone? as a duty or responsibi ity; mora y binding NOTES: E i3abeth, !ee ing it incumbent on her to re ie+e him !rom so unp easant a situation, now put herse ! !orward to con!irm his account, by mentioning her prior know edge o! it !rom /har otte herse !; and endea+oured to put a stop to the e%c amations 19$. congratu ate say something to someone that e%presses praise NOTES: 8 congratu ate her. 19). anticipate regard something as probab e or ike y NOTES: 2hene+er /har otte came to see them, she conc uded her to be anticipating the hour o! possession; and whene+er she spoke in a ow +oice to &r. /o ins, was con+inced that they were ta king o! the @ongbourn estate, and reso +ing to turn herse ! and 19*. pro+oke pro+ide the needed stimu us !or

NOTES: 8ndeed, &r. 4arcy, it is +ery ungenerous in you to mention a that you knew to my disad+antage in (ert!ordshire""and, gi+e me ea+e to say, +ery impo itic too""!or it is pro+oking me to reta iate, and such things may come out as wi shock your re 19.. grie+ous causing or marked by grie! or anguish NOTES: (ow grie+ous then was the thought that, o! a situation so desirab e in e+ery respect, so rep ete with ad+antage, so promising !or happiness, 5ane had been depri+ed, by the !o y and indecorum o! her own !ami y197. accidenta y without intention; in an unintentiona manner NOTES: &iss @ucas percei+ed him !rom an upper window as he wa ked towards the house, and instant y set out to meet him accidenta y in the ane. 199. composure steadiness o! mind under stress NOTES: The steady countenance which &iss @ucas had commanded in te ing her story, ga+e way to a momentary con!usion here on recei+ing so direct a reproach; though, as it was no more than she e%pected, she soon regained her composure, and ca m y rep ied: 19;. compose !orm the substance o! NOTES: /har otte herse ! was to erab y composed. 19<. +o untari y out o! your own !ree wi NOTES: To E i3abeth, howe+er, he +o untari y acknow edged that the necessity o! his absence had been se !"imposed.

1;=. so emnity a trait o! digni!ied seriousness NOTES: The promised etter o! thanks !rom &r. /o ins arri+ed on Tuesday, addressed to their !ather, and written with a the so emnity o! gratitude which a twe +emonth:s abode in the !ami y might ha+e prompted. 1;1. tranBui >o! a body o! water? !ree !rom disturbance by hea+y wa+es NOTES: &r. 'ennet:s emotions were much more tranBui on the occasion, and such as he did e%perience he pronounced to be o! a most agreeab e sort; !or it grati!ied him, he said, to disco+er that /har otte @ucas, whom he had been used to think to erab y sen 1;$. inAure cause inAuries or bodi y harm to NOTES: 2e must not be so ready to !ancy ourse +es intentiona y inAured. 1;). engaging attracting or de ighting NOTES: &y brother admires her great y a ready; he wi ha+e !reBuent opportunity now o! seeing her on the most intimate !ooting; her re ations a wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister:s partia ity is not mis eading me, 8 think, when 8 ca /har e 1;*. depri+e take away NOTES: 8 sincere y hope your /hristmas in (ert!ordshire may abound in the gaieties which that season genera y brings, and that your beau% wi be so numerous as to pre+ent your !ee ing the oss o! the three o! whom we sha depri+e you.# 1;.. attenti+e taking heed; gi+ing c ose and thought!u attention

NOTES: #@ady /atherine is a +ery respectab e, sensib e woman indeed,# added /har otte, #and a most attenti+e neighbour.# 1;7. repress concea or hide NOTES: &y !ee ings wi not be repressed. 1;9. rapture a state o! being carried away by o+erwhe ming emotion NOTES: She wrote a so with great p easure o! her brother:s being an inmate o! &r. 4arcy:s house, and mentioned with raptures some p ans o! the atter with regard to new !urniture. 1;;. ob ige !orce somebody to do something NOTES: 8 wi read it to you:# #2hen my brother e!t us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to @ondon might be conc uded in three or !our days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time con+inced that when /har es gets to to 1;<. tranBui ity an untroub ed state; !ree !rom disturbances NOTES: 8t needed a 5ane:s steady mi dness to bear these attacks with to erab e tranBui ity. 1<=. depressed !i ed with me ancho y and despondency NOTES: 8t soothed, but it cou d not conso e her !or the contempt which had thus been se !"attracted by the rest o! her !ami y; and as she considered that 5ane:s disappointment had in !act been the work o! her nearest re ations, and re! ected how materia y the c

1<1. con+erse carry on a con+ersation NOTES: (e now seated himse ! by her, and ta ked so agreeab y o! 6ent and (ert!ordshire, o! tra+e ing and staying at home, o! new books and music, that E i3abeth had ne+er been ha ! so we entertained in that room be!ore; and they con+ersed with so much 1<$. censure harsh criticism or disappro+a NOTES: Cou dare not, you cannot deny, that you ha+e been the principa , i! not the on y means o! di+iding them !rom each other""o! e%posing one to the censure o! the wor d !or caprice and instabi ity, and the other to its derision !or disappointed hopes, 1<). no+e ty origina ity by +irtue o! being re!reshing y no+e NOTES: There was no+e ty in the scheme, and as, with such a mother and such uncompanionab e sisters, home cou d not be !au t ess, a itt e change was not unwe come !or its own sake. 1<*. scrup e an ethica or mora princip e that inhibits action NOTES: (is eyes had been soon and repeated y turned towards them with a ook o! curiosity; and that her adyship, a!ter a whi e, shared the !ee ing, was more open y acknow edged, !or she did not scrup e to ca out: #2hat is that you are saying, ,it3wi i 1<.. impose impose and co ect NOTES: To E i3abeth, howe+er, he +o untari y acknow edged that the necessity o! his absence had been se !"imposed. 1<7. haughty

ha+ing or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain o! those one +iews as unworthy NOTES: (e had by that time reached it a so, and, ho ding out a etter, which she instincti+e y took, said, with a ook o! haughty composure, #8 ha+e been wa king in the gro+e some time in the hope o! meeting you. 1<9. a teration the act o! re+ising or a tering >in+o +ing reconsideration and modi!ication? NOTES: A!ter waiting at home e+ery morning !or a !ortnight, and in+enting e+ery e+ening a !resh e%cuse !or her, the +isitor did at ast appear; but the shortness o! her stay, and yet more, the a teration o! her manner wou d a ow 5ane to decei+e herse ! n 1<;. e%pose to show, make +isib e or apparent NOTES: 8 am particu ar y un ucky in meeting with a person so ab e to e%pose my rea character, in a part o! the wor d where 8 had hoped to pass myse ! o!! with some degree o! credit. 1<<. integrity an undi+ided or unbroken comp eteness or tota ity with nothing wanting NOTES: Cou sha not, !or the sake o! one indi+idua , change the meaning o! princip e and integrity, nor endea+our to persuade yourse ! or me, that se !ishness is prudence, and insensibi ity o! danger security !or happiness.# $==. +arying marked by di+ersity or di!!erence NOTES: The !ar and the near must be re ati+e, and depend on many +arying circumstances. $=1. disdain ack o! respect accompanied by a !ee ing o! intense dis ike NOTES:

Neither cou d anything be urged against my !ather, who, though with some pecu iarities, has abi ities &r. 4arcy himse ! need not disdain, and respectabi ity which he wi probab y ne+er each.# $=$. conAecture to be ie+e especia y on uncertain or tentati+e grounds NOTES: (e was an%ious to a+oid the notice o! his cousins, !rom a con+iction that i! they saw him depart, they cou d not !ai to conAecture his design, and he was not wi ing to ha+e the attempt known ti its success might be known ikewise; !or though !e $=). tumu t a state o! commotion and noise and con!usion NOTES: The tumu t o! her mind, was now pain!u y great. $=*. Bua i!ied meeting the proper standards and reBuirements and training !or an o!!ice or position or task NOTES: #0erhaps,# said 4arcy, #8 shou d ha+e Audged better, had 8 sought an introduction; but 8 am i " Bua i!ied to recommend myse ! to strangers.# $=.. denia renunciation o! your own interests in !a+or o! the interests o! others NOTES: A promise o! secrecy was o! course +ery duti!u y gi+en, but it cou d not be kept without di!!icu ty; !or the curiosity e%cited by his ong absence burst !orth in such +ery direct Buestions on his return as reBuired some ingenuity to e+ade, and he was at $=7. withho d ho d back; re!use to hand o+er or share NOTES: 'ut in spite o! the certainty in which E i3abeth a!!ected to p ace this point, as we as the sti more interesting one o! 'ing ey:s being withhe d !rom seeing 5ane, she !e t a so icitude on the subAect which con+inced her, on e%amination, that sh

$=9. anecdote short account o! an incident >especia y a biographica one? NOTES: @ady /atherine was genera y speaking""stating the mistakes o! the three others, or re ating some anecdote o! herse !. $=;. inspire ser+e as the inciting cause o! NOTES: 8 rea y do not think Eeorgiana 4arcy has her eBua !or beauty, e egance, and accomp ishments; and the a!!ection she inspires in @ouisa and myse ! is heightened into something sti more interesting, !rom the hope we dare entertain o! her being her $=<. propriety correct or appropriate beha+ior NOTES: 8t cou d not be !or society, as he !reBuent y sat there ten minutes together without opening his ips; and when he did speak, it seemed the e!!ect o! necessity rather than o! choice""a sacri!ice to propriety, not a p easure to himse !. $1=. decei+e cause someone to be ie+e an untruth NOTES: /aro ine is incapab e o! wi !u y decei+ing anyone; and a that 8 can hope in this case is that she is decei+ing herse !.# $11. disposa the act or means o! getting rid o! something NOTES: 'ut 8 am at his disposa . $1$. +acant without an occupant or incumbent NOTES:

8 wi read it to you:# #2hen my brother e!t us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to @ondon might be conc uded in three or !our days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time con+inced that when /har es gets to to $1). grandeur the Bua ity o! being magni!icent or sp endid or grand NOTES: The power o! disp aying the grandeur o! his patroness to his wondering +isitors, and o! etting them see her ci+i ity towards himse ! and his wi!e, was e%act y what he had wished !or; and that an opportunity o! doing it shou d be gi+en so soon, was $1*. urgent compe ing immediate action NOTES: The +ery ast e+ening was spent there; and her adyship again inBuired minute y into the particu ars o! their Aourney, ga+e them directions as to the best method o! packing, and was so urgent on the necessity o! p acing gowns in the on y right way, $1.. partia being or a!!ecting on y a part; not tota NOTES: They agreed that &rs. 'ennet shou d on y hear o! the departure o! the !ami y, without being a armed on the score o! the gent eman:s conduct; but e+en this partia communication ga+e her a great dea o! concern, and she bewai ed it as e%ceeding y un $17. discretion the power o! making !ree choices unconstrained by e%terna agencies NOTES: 2here does discretion end, and a+arice beginD $19. compassion a deep awareness o! and sympathy !or another:s su!!ering NOTES:

#8 did not think you wou d; and that being the case, 8 cannot consider your situation with much compassion.# $1;. so e y without any others being inc uded or in+o +ed NOTES: The stupidity with which he was !a+oured by nature must guard his courtship !rom any charm that cou d make a woman wish !or its continuance; and &iss @ucas, who accepted him so e y !rom the pure and disinterested desire o! an estab ishment, cared n $1<. detach cause to become detached or separated; take o!! NOTES: The !irst mentioned was, that, regard ess o! the sentiments o! either, 8 had detached &r. 'ing ey !rom your sister, and the other, that 8 had, in de!iance o! +arious c aims, in de!iance o! honour and humanity, ruined the immediate prosperity and b $$=. acute ending in a sharp point NOTES: Cou dare not, you cannot deny, that you ha+e been the principa , i! not the on y means o! di+iding them !rom each other""o! e%posing one to the censure o! the wor d !or caprice and instabi ity, and the other to its derision !or disappointed hopes, and in+ $$1. de!iance a hosti e cha enge NOTES: The !irst mentioned was, that, regard ess o! the sentiments o! either, 8 had detached &r. 'ing ey !rom your sister, and the other, that 8 had, in de!iance o! +arious c aims, in de!iance o! honour and humanity, ruined the immediate prosperity and b $$$. reAoice !ee happiness or Aoy NOTES: 8n a moment they were a out o! the chaise, reAoicing at the sight o! each other.

$$). entreat ask !or or reBuest earnest y NOTES: 8n as short a time as &r. /o ins:s ong speeches wou d a ow, e+erything was sett ed between them to the satis!action o! both; and as they entered the house he earnest y entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest o! men; and t $$*. prudent care!u and sensib e; marked by sound Audgment NOTES: /onsider &r. /o ins:s respectabi ity, and /har otte:s steady, prudent character. $$.. announce make known; make an announcement NOTES: /(A0TE1 $) E i3abeth was sitting with her mother and sisters, re! ecting on what she had heard, and doubting whether she was authorised to mention it, when Sir 2i iam @ucas himse ! appeared, sent by his daughter, to announce her engagement to the $$7. promote gi+e a promotion to or assign to a higher position NOTES: 8 think it wou d not be +ery ike y to promote sister y a!!ection or de icacy o! mind.# $$9. communicate trans!er to another NOTES: E i3abeth, to whom 5ane +ery soon communicated the chie! o! a this, heard it in si ent indignation. $$;. betray de i+er to an enemy by treachery

NOTES: She was per!ect y sensib e that he ne+er had; but she wished to see whether he wou d betray any consciousness o! what had passed between the 'ing eys and 5ane, and she thought he ooked a itt e con!used as he answered that he had ne+er been so !or $$<. remo+a the act o! remo+ing NOTES: To these high! own e%pressions E i3abeth istened with a the insensibi ity o! distrust; and though the suddenness o! their remo+a surprised her, she saw nothing in it rea y to ament; it was not to be supposed that their absence !rom Nether!ie $)=. de icacy the Bua ity o! being beauti!u and de icate in appearance NOTES: (er disappointment in /har otte made her turn with !onder regard to her sister, o! whose rectitude and de icacy she was sure her opinion cou d ne+er be shaken, and !or whose happiness she grew dai y more an%ious, as 'ing ey had now been gone a week $)1. discern detect with the senses NOTES: Once or twice she cou d discern a !aint b ush; but in genera /har otte wise y did not hear. $)$. procure get by specia e!!ort NOTES: 4o you think it incredib e that &r. /o ins shou d be ab e to procure any woman:s good opinion, because he was not so happy as to succeed with youD# $)). attachment the act o! attaching or a!!i%ing something NOTES: 2ith a these circumstances to !a+our an attachment, and nothing to pre+ent it, am 8 wrong, my dearest 5ane, in indu ging the hope o! an e+ent which wi secure the happiness o! so manyD#

$)*. banish e%pe , as i! by o!!icia decree NOTES: 'ut 8 wi endea+our to banish e+ery pain!u thought, and think on y o! what wi make me happy""your a!!ection, and the in+ariab e kindness o! my dear unc e and aunt. $).. awkward acking grace or ski in manner or mo+ement or per!ormance NOTES: E i3abeth Buiet y answered #Gndoubted y;# and a!ter an awkward pause, they returned to the rest o! the !ami y. $)7. depress press down NOTES: 8t soothed, but it cou d not conso e her !or the contempt which had thus been se !"attracted by the rest o! her !ami y; and as she considered that 5ane:s disappointment had in !act been the work o! her nearest re ations, and re! ected how materia y the c $)9. con+ince make >someone? agree, understand, or rea i3e the truth or +a idity o! something NOTES: 8 wi read it to you:# #2hen my brother e!t us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to @ondon might be conc uded in three or !our days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time con+inced that when /har es get $);. appro+e Audge to be right or commendab e; think we o! NOTES: She high y appro+ed his !orbearance, and they had eisure !or a !u discussion o! it, and !or a the commendation which they ci+i y bestowed on each other, as 2ickham and another o!!icer wa ked back with them to @ongbourn, and during the wa k he $)<. arrange

put into a proper or systematic order NOTES: 8t was rather sma , but we bui t and con+enient; and e+erything was !itted up and arranged with a neatness and consistency o! which E i3abeth ga+e /har otte a the credit. $*=. incredib e beyond be ie! or understanding NOTES: 4o you think it incredib e that &r. /o ins shou d be ab e to procure any woman:s good opinion, because he was not so happy as to succeed with youD# $*1. amiab e di!!using warmth and !riend iness NOTES: This was +ery amiab e, but /har otte:s kindness e%tended !arther than E i3abeth had any conception o!; its obAect was nothing e se than to secure her !rom any return o! &r. /o ins:s addresses, by engaging them towards herse !. $*$. occurrence an instance o! something occurring NOTES: &r. 2ickham:s society was o! materia ser+ice in dispe ing the g oom which the ate per+erse occurrences had thrown on many o! the @ongbourn !ami y. $*). acBuire come into the possession o! something concrete or abstract NOTES: #8 am the ess surprised at what has happened,# rep ied Sir 2i iam, #!rom that know edge o! what the manners o! the great rea y are, which my situation in i!e has a owed me to acBuire. $**. ra y gather NOTES:

&rs. Eardiner then ra ied her niece on 2ickham:s desertion, and comp imented her on bearing it so we . $*.. prior ear ier in time NOTES: E i3abeth, !ee ing it incumbent on her to re ie+e him !rom so unp easant a situation, now put herse ! !orward to con!irm his account, by mentioning her prior know edge o! it !rom /har otte herse !; and endea+oured to put a stop to the e%c amations $*7. incapab e >!o owed by Ho!:? acking capacity or abi ity NOTES: /aro ine is incapab e o! wi !u y decei+ing anyone; and a that 8 can hope in this case is that she is decei+ing herse !.# $*9. resentment a !ee ing o! deep and bitter anger and i "wi NOTES: E i3abeth had hoped that his resentment might shorten his +isit, but his p an did not appear in the east a!!ected by it. $*;. restraint the act o! contro ing by restraining someone or something NOTES: 'etween E i3abeth and /har otte there was a restraint which kept them mutua y si ent on the subAect; and E i3abeth !e t persuaded that no rea con!idence cou d e+er subsist between them again. $*<. assisted ha+ing he p; o!ten used as a combining !orm NOTES: The united e!!orts o! his two un!ee ing sisters and o! his o+erpowering !riend, assisted by the attractions o! &iss 4arcy and the amusements o! @ondon might be too much, she !eared, !or the strength o! his attachment.

$.=. grati!y make happy or satis!ied NOTES: #&y dear madam,# he rep ied, #this in+itation is particu ar y grati!ying, because it is what 8 ha+e been hoping to recei+e; and you may be +ery certain that 8 sha a+ai myse ! o! it as soon as possib e.# $.1. in+o +e contain as a part NOTES: (ad his own happiness, howe+er, been the on y sacri!ice, he might ha+e been a owed to sport with it in whate+er manner he thought best, but her sister:s was in+o +ed in it, as she thought he must be sensib e himse !. $.$. uneasy causing or !raught with or showing an%iety NOTES: 2ithout supposing them, !rom what she saw, to be +ery serious y in o+e, their pre!erence o! each other was p ain enough to make her a itt e uneasy; and she reso +ed to speak to E i3abeth on the subAect be!ore she e!t (ert!ordshire, and represent $.). engage consume a o! one:s attention or time NOTES: &y brother admires her great y a ready; he wi ha+e !reBuent opportunity now o! seeing her on the most intimate !ooting; her re ations a wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister:s partia ity is not mis eading me, 8 think, when 8 ca /har e $.*. detain cause to be s owed down or de ayed NOTES: &r. 'ing ey wi not be detained in @ondon by them.# $... Bua i!y describe or portray the character or the Bua ities or pecu iarities o!

NOTES: #0erhaps,# said 4arcy, #8 shou d ha+e Audged better, had 8 sought an introduction; but 8 am i " Bua i!ied to recommend myse ! to strangers.# $.7. ament a cry o! sorrow and grie! NOTES: A!ter break!ast, the gir s wa ked to &eryton to inBuire i! &r. 2ickham were returned, and to ament o+er his absence !rom the Nether!ie d ba . $.9. reso +e !ind the so ution NOTES: She then read the !irst sentence a oud, which comprised the in!ormation o! their ha+ing Aust reso +ed to !o ow their brother to town direct y, and o! their meaning to dine in Eros+enor Street, where &r. (urst had a house. $.;. re ie+e !ree !rom a burden, e+i , or distress NOTES: The younger gir s !ormed hopes o! coming out a year or two sooner than they might otherwise ha+e done; and the boys were re ie+ed !rom their apprehension o! /har otte:s dying an o d maid. $.<. urge !orce or impe in an indicated direction NOTES: &iss 'ennet was the on y creature who cou d suppose there might be any e%tenuating circumstances in the case, unknown to the society o! (ert!ordshire; her mi d and steady candour a ways p eaded !or a owances, and urged the possibi ity o! mistakes" $7=. abode any address at which you dwe more than temporari y NOTES:

The promised etter o! thanks !rom &r. /o ins arri+ed on Tuesday, addressed to their !ather, and written with a the so emnity o! gratitude which a twe +emonth:s abode in the !ami y might ha+e prompted. $71. con+ey transmit or ser+e as the medium !or transmission NOTES: The +ery !irst sentence con+eyed the assurance o! their being a sett ed in @ondon !or the winter, and conc uded with her brother:s regret at not ha+ing had time to pay his respects to his !riends in (ert!ordshire be!ore he e!t the country. $7$. oppose be against; e%press opposition to NOTES: 'ut, whate+er may be their own wishes, it is +ery un ike y they shou d ha+e opposed their brother:s. $7). a tered changed in !orm or character without becoming something e se NOTES: 2hen she did come, it was +ery e+ident that she had no p easure in it; she made a s ight, !orma apo ogy, !or not ca ing be!ore, said not a word o! wishing to see me again, and was in e+ery respect so a tered a creature, that when she went away 8 $7*. di+ide a serious disagreement between two groups o! peop e >typica y producing tension or hosti ity? NOTES: (er heart was di+ided between concern !or her sister, and resentment against a others. $7.. !ancied !ormed or concei+ed by the imagination NOTES: As he spoke there was a sort o! smi e which E i3abeth !ancied she understood; he must be supposing her to be thinking o! 5ane and Nether!ie d, and she b ushed as she answered: #8 do not mean to say that a woman may not be sett ed too near her !ami

$77. e egant re!ined and taste!u in appearance or beha+ior or sty e NOTES: The en+e ope contained a sheet o! e egant, itt e, hot"pressed paper, we co+ered with a ady:s !air, ! owing hand; and E i3abeth saw her sister:s countenance change as she read it, and saw her dwe ing intent y on some particu ar passages. $79. signi!y denote or connote NOTES: 'esides, it wi not much signi!y what one wears this summer, a!ter the """" shire ha+e e!t &eryton, and they are going in a !ortnight.# $7;. attribute an abstraction be onging to or characteristic o! an entity NOTES: #8 am !ar !rom attributing any part o! &r. 'ing ey:s conduct to design,# said E i3abeth; #but without scheming to do wrong, or to make others unhappy, there may be error, and there may be misery. $7<. e%ert put to use NOTES: (er !ather, contented with aughing at them, wou d ne+er e%ert himse ! to restrain the wi d giddiness o! his youngest daughters; and her mother, with manners so !ar !rom right herse !, was entire y insensib e o! the e+i . $9=. introduce bring something new to an en+ironment NOTES: (is accompanying them was a doub e ad+antage; she !e t a the comp iment it o!!ered to herse !, and it was most acceptab e as an occasion o! introducing him to her !ather and mother. $91. admire !ee admiration !or

NOTES: &y brother admires her great y a ready; he wi ha+e !reBuent opportunity now o! seeing her on the most intimate !ooting; her re ations a wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister:s partia ity is not mis eading me, 8 think, when 8 ca $9$. eisure time a+ai ab e !or ease and re a%ation NOTES: She high y appro+ed his !orbearance, and they had eisure !or a !u discussion o! it, and !or a the commendation which they ci+i y bestowed on each other, as 2ickham and another o!!icer wa ked back with them to @ongbourn, and during the wa k he $9). inc ination the act o! inc ining; bending !orward NOTES: 8n as short a time as &r. /o ins:s ong speeches wou d a ow, e+erything was sett ed between them to the satis!action o! both; and as they entered the house he earnest y entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest o! men; and though s $9*. conc ude bring to a c ose NOTES: 8 wi read it to you:# #2hen my brother e!t us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to @ondon might be conc uded in three or !our days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time con+inced that when /har es get $9.. cherish be !ond o!; be attached to NOTES: 'ut when this subAect was succeeded by his account o! &r. 2ickham""when she read with somewhat c earer attention a re ation o! e+ents which, i! true, must o+erthrow e+ery cherished opinion o! his worth, and which bore so a arming an a!!inity to his $97. symptom

>medicine? any sensation or change in bodi y !unction that is e%perienced by a patient and is associated with a particu ar disease NOTES: /ou d there be !iner symptomsD $99. imposed set !orth authoritati+e y as ob igatory NOTES: To E i3abeth, howe+er, he +o untari y acknow edged that the necessity o! his absence had been se !"imposed. $9;. persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, be ie!, or course o! action; twist somebody:s arm NOTES: To these high! own e%pressions E i3abeth istened with a the insensibi ity o! distrust; and though the suddenness o! their remo+a surprised her, she saw nothing in it rea y to ament; it was not to be supposed that their absence !rom Nether!ie d wou d $9<. in! ict impose something unp easant NOTES: (e had ruined !or a whi e e+ery hope o! happiness !or the most a!!ectionate, generous heart in the wor d; and no one cou d say how asting an e+i he might ha+e in! icted. $;=. con!ident ha+ing or marked by con!idence or assurance NOTES: On being made acBuainted with the present &r. 4arcy:s treatment o! him, she tried to remember some o! that gent eman:s reputed disposition when Buite a ad which might agree with it, and was con!ident at ast that she reco ected ha+ing heard &r. , $;1. reco+er regain or make up !or NOTES:

(e car+ed, and ate, and praised with de ighted a acrity; and e+ery dish was commended, !irst by him and then by Sir 2i iam, who was now enough reco+ered to echo whate+er his son"in" aw said, in a manner which E i3abeth wondered @ady /atherine cou $;$. !ormidab e e%treme y impressi+e in strength or e%ce ence NOTES: Such !ormidab e accounts o! her adyship, and her manner o! i+ing, Buite !rightened &aria @ucas who had been itt e used to company, and she ooked !orward to her introduction at 1osings with as much apprehension as her !ather had done to his pres $;). indi!!erent marked by a ack o! interest NOTES: She hated ha+ing +isitors in the house whi e her hea th was so indi!!erent, and o+ers were o! a peop e the most disagreeab e. $;*. persist be persistent, re!use to stop NOTES: 8n the !irst p ace, she persisted in disbe ie+ing the who e o! the matter; second y, she was +ery sure that &r. /o ins had been taken in; third y, she trusted that they wou d ne+er be happy together; and !ourth y, that the match might be broken o! $;.. caution Audiciousness in a+oiding harm or danger NOTES: #&y dear sir,# rep ied &r. /o ins, #8 am particu ar y ob iged to you !or this !riend y caution, and you may depend upon my not taking so materia a step without her adyship:s concurrence.# $;7. comprehend get the meaning o! something NOTES: 8 do not at a comprehend her reason !or wishing to be intimate with me; but i! the same circumstances were to happen again, 8 am sure 8 shou d be decei+ed again.

$;9. pursue !o ow in or as i! in pursuit NOTES: The subAect was pursued no !arther, and the gent emen soon a!terwards went away. $;;. so itary o! p ants and anima s; not growing or i+ing in groups or co onies NOTES: (e ne+er said a great dea , nor did she gi+e herse ! the troub e o! ta king or o! istening much; but it struck her in the course o! their third rencontre that he was asking some odd unconnected Buestions""about her p easure in being at (uns!ord, her o+e $;<. inAured harmed NOTES: 2e must not be so ready to !ancy ourse +es intentiona y inAured. $<=. gro+e a sma growth o! trees without underbrush NOTES: (er !a+ourite wa k, and where she !reBuent y went whi e the others were ca ing on @ady /atherine, was a ong the open gro+e which edged that side o! the park, where there was a nice she tered path, which no one seemed to +a ue but herse !, and wher $<1. acknow edge dec are to be true or admit the e%istence or rea ity or truth o! NOTES: To E i3abeth, howe+er, he +o untari y acknow edged that the necessity o! his absence had been se !"imposed. $<$. ruined destroyed physica y or mora y NOTES:

(e had ruined !or a whi e e+ery hope o! happiness !or the most a!!ectionate, generous heart in the wor d; and no one cou d say how asting an e+i he might ha+e in! icted. $<). con!irmed ha+ing been estab ished or made !irm or recei+ed the rite o! con!irmation NOTES: 8 wi on y say !arther that !rom what passed that e+ening, my opinion o! a parties was con!irmed, and e+ery inducement heightened which cou d ha+e ed me be!ore, to preser+e my !riend !rom what 8 esteemed a most unhappy connection. $<*. suppress to put down by !orce or authority NOTES: She cou d think o! nothing e se; and yet whether 'ing ey:s regard had rea y died away, or were suppressed by his !riends: inter!erence; whether he had been aware o! 5ane:s attachment, or whether it had escaped his obser+ation; whate+er were the ca $<.. acknow edged recogni3ed or made known or admitted NOTES: To E i3abeth, howe+er, he +o untari y acknow edged that the necessity o! his absence had been se !"imposed. $<7. emp oy put into ser+ice; make work or emp oy !or a particu ar purpose or !or its inherent or natura purpose NOTES: &rs. 5enkinson was chie! y emp oyed in watching how itt e &iss de 'ourgh ate, pressing her to try some other dish, and !earing she was indisposed. $<9. encounter come together NOTES: ,rom his garden, &r. /o ins wou d ha+e ed them round his two meadows; but the adies, not ha+ing shoes to encounter the remains o! a white !rost, turned back; and whi e Sir 2i iam accompanied him, /har otte took her sister and !riend o+er the ho

$<;. indignation a !ee ing o! righteous anger NOTES: E i3abeth, to whom 5ane +ery soon communicated the chie! o! a this, heard it in si ent indignation. $<<. absurd inconsistent with reason or ogic or common sense NOTES: The necessity must be obeyed, and !urther apo ogy wou d be absurd. )==. ken range o! what one can know or understand NOTES: #8 am not ike y to ea+e 6ent !or some time. )=1. restrain ho d back NOTES: 'ut as no such de icacy restrained her mother, an hour se dom passed in which she did not ta k o! 'ing ey, e%press her impatience !or his arri+a , or e+en reBuire 5ane to con!ess that i! he did not come back she wou d think herse ! +ery i used. )=$. !ortunate ha+ing une%pected good !ortune NOTES: She was per!ect y sensib e that he ne+er had; but she wished to see whether he wou d betray any consciousness o! what had passed between the 'ing eys and 5ane, and she thought he ooked a itt e con!used as he answered that he had ne+er been so !ortuna )=). !orma being in accord with estab ished !orms and con+entions and reBuirements >as e.g. o! !orma dress? NOTES:

2hen she did come, it was +ery e+ident that she had no p easure in it; she made a s ight, !orma apo ogy, !or not ca ing be!ore, said not a word o! wishing to see me again, and was in e+ery respect so a tered a creature, that when she went away 8 )=*. re+enge action taken in return !or an inAury or o!!ense NOTES: &r. 2ickham:s chie! obAect was unBuestionab y my sister:s !ortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but 8 cannot he p supposing that the hope o! re+enging himse ! on me was a strong inducement. )=.. beha ! as the agent o! or on someone:s part >usua y e%pressed as #on beha ! o!# rather than #in beha ! o!#? NOTES: 8 need not e%p ain myse ! !arther; and though we know this an%iety to be Buite need ess, yet i! she !ee s it, it wi easi y account !or her beha+iour to me; and so deser+ed y dear as he is to his sister, whate+er an%iety she must !ee on his beha ! )=7. re ie+ed >o! pain or sorrow? made easier to bear NOTES: The younger gir s !ormed hopes o! coming out a year or two sooner than they might otherwise ha+e done; and the boys were re ie+ed !rom their apprehension o! /har otte:s dying an o d maid. )=9. instruct impart ski s or know edge to NOTES: &r. /o ins was care!u y instructing them in what they were to e%pect, that the sight o! such rooms, so many ser+ants, and so sp endid a dinner, might not who y o+erpower them. )=;. assurance a binding commitment to do or gi+e or re!rain !rom something NOTES:

The +ery !irst sentence con+eyed the assurance o! their being a sett ed in @ondon !or the winter, and conc uded with her brother:s regret at not ha+ing had time to pay his respects to his !riends in (ert!ordshire be!ore he e!t the country. )=<. discourse an e%tended communication >o!ten interacti+e? dea ing with some particu ar topic NOTES: (ere conseBuent y was an ine%haustib e subAect o! discourse. )1=. i+e y !u o! i!e and energy NOTES: 2e must not e%pect a i+e y young man to be a ways so guarded and circumspect. )11. rude be onging to an ear y stage o! technica de+e opment; characteri3ed by simp icity and >o!ten? crudeness NOTES: A week e apsed be!ore she cou d see E i3abeth without sco ding her, a month passed away be!ore she cou d speak to Sir 2i iam or @ady @ucas without being rude, and many months were gone be!ore she cou d at a !orgi+e their daughter. )1$. e%amine obser+e, check out, and ook o+er care!u y or inspect NOTES: 2hen, a!ter e%amining the mother, in whose countenance and deportment she soon !ound some resemb ance o! &r. 4arcy, she turned her eyes on the daughter, she cou d a most ha+e Aoined in &aria:s astonishment at her being so thin and so sma . )1). reproach e%press criticism towards NOTES: The steady countenance which &iss @ucas had commanded in te ing her story, ga+e way to a momentary con!usion here on recei+ing so direct a reproach; though, as it was no more than she e%pected, she soon regained her composure, and ca m y rep ied:

)1*. grate!u !ee ing or showing gratitude NOTES: 'ut E i3abeth had now reco ected herse !, and making a strong e!!ort !or it, was ab e to assure with to erab e !irmness that the prospect o! their re ationship was high y grate!u to her, and that she wished her a imaginab e happiness. )1.. percei+e to become aware o! through the senses NOTES: &iss @ucas percei+ed him !rom an upper window as he wa ked towards the house, and instant y set out to meet him accidenta y in the ane. )17. preAudice a partia ity that pre+ents obAecti+e consideration o! an issue or situation NOTES: 2ith a strong preAudice against e+erything he might say, she began his account o! what had happened at Nether!ie d. )19. id e not in action or at work NOTES: Those who chose to be id e, certain y might.# )1;. gratitude a !ee ing o! thank!u ness and appreciation NOTES: #'e ie+e me, my dear sir, my gratitude is warm y e%cited by such a!!ectionate attention; and depend upon it, you wi speedi y recei+e !rom me a etter o! thanks !or this, and !or e+ery other mark o! your regard during my stay in (ert!ordshire. )1<. intimate imp y as a possibi ity NOTES:

&y brother admires her great y a ready; he wi ha+e !reBuent opportunity now o! seeing her on the most intimate !ooting; her re ations a wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister:s partia ity is not mis eading me, 8 think, when 8 ca )$=. assure in!orm positi+e y and with certainty and con!idence NOTES: 'ut E i3abeth had now reco ected herse !, and making a strong e!!ort !or it, was ab e to assure with to erab e !irmness that the prospect o! their re ationship was high y grate!u to her, and that she wished her a imaginab e happiness. )$1. contempt ack o! respect accompanied by a !ee ing o! intense dis ike NOTES: The idea o! his returning no more E i3abeth treated with the utmost contempt. )$$. esteem the condition o! being honored >esteemed or respected or we regarded? NOTES: 8 do not know whether 8 e+er be!ore mentioned to you my !ee ings on this subAect; but 8 wi not ea+e the country without con!iding them, and 8 trust you wi not esteem them unreasonab e. )$). prepare make ready or suitab e or eBuip in ad+ance !or a particu ar purpose or !or some use, e+ent, etc NOTES: E i3abeth was prepared to see him in his g ory; and she cou d not he p in !ancying that in disp aying the good proportion o! the room, its aspect and its !urniture, he addressed himse ! particu ar y to her, as i! wishing to make her !ee what she h )$*. in+itation a reBuest >spoken or written? to participate or be present or take part in something NOTES: #&y dear madam,# he rep ied, #this in+itation is particu ar y grati!ying, because it is what 8 ha+e been hoping to recei+e; and you may be +ery certain that 8 sha a+ai myse ! o! it as soon as possib e.#

)$.. preser+e keep in sa!ety and protect !rom harm, decay, oss, or destruction NOTES: #@et us be thank!u that you are preser+ed !rom a state o! such insensibi ity.# )$7. disp ay something intended to communicate a particu ar impression NOTES: E i3abeth was prepared to see him in his g ory; and she cou d not he p in !ancying that in disp aying the good proportion o! the room, its aspect and its !urniture, he addressed himse ! particu ar y to her, as i! wishing to make her !ee what she h )$9. bestow gi+e as a gi!t NOTES: She high y appro+ed his !orbearance, and they had eisure !or a !u discussion o! it, and !or a the commendation which they ci+i y bestowed on each other, as 2ickham and another o!!icer wa ked back with them to @ongbourn, and during the wa k he )$;. boast show o!! NOTES: 8 ask on y a com!ortab e home; and considering &r. /o ins:s character, connection, and situation in i!e, 8 am con+inced that my chance o! happiness with him is as !air as most peop e can boast on entering the marriage state.# )$<. mis!ortune an un!ortunate state resu ting !rom un!a+orab e outcomes NOTES: #2ho that knows what his mis!ortunes ha+e been, can he p !ee ing an interest in himD# ))=. cease put an end to a state or an acti+ity NOTES:

To these high! own e%pressions E i3abeth istened with a the insensibi ity o! distrust; and though the suddenness o! their remo+a surprised her, she saw nothing in it rea y to ament; it was not to be supposed that their absence !rom Nether!ie d wou d ))1. arri+e reach a destination; arri+e by mo+ement or progress NOTES: 'ut may we not hope that the period o! !uture happiness to which &iss 'ing ey ooks !orward may arri+e ear ier than she is aware, and that the de ight!u intercourse you ha+e known as !riends wi be renewed with yet greater satis!action as sisters ))$. purchase obtain by purchase; acBuire by means o! a !inancia transaction NOTES: 8mportance may sometimes be purchased too dear y. ))). +ary become di!!erent in some particu ar way, without permanent y osing one:s or its !ormer characteristics or essence NOTES: The !ar and the near must be re ati+e, and depend on many +arying circumstances. ))*. sett e become reso +ed, !i%ed, estab ished, or Buiet NOTES: 8n as short a time as &r. /o ins:s ong speeches wou d a ow, e+erything was sett ed between them to the satis!action o! both; and as they entered the house he earnest y entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest o! men; and t )).. de ighted great y p eased NOTES: 8t was spoken o! again whi e they were at dinner, when &r. /o ins Aoining in, obser+ed: #Ces, &iss E i3abeth, you wi ha+e the honour o! seeing @ady /atherine de 'ourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and 8 need not say you wi be de ighted wit

))7. percei+ed detected by instinct or in!erence rather than by recogni3ed perceptua cues NOTES: &iss @ucas percei+ed him !rom an upper window as he wa ked towards the house, and instant y set out to meet him accidenta y in the ane. ))9. disposition your usua mood NOTES: 8 am sorry !or her, because, with her disposition, she may not get o+er it immediate y. ));. con!irm strengthen or make more !irm NOTES: E i3abeth, !ee ing it incumbent on her to re ie+e him !rom so unp easant a situation, now put herse ! !orward to con!irm his account, by mentioning her prior know edge o! it !rom /har otte herse !; and endea+oured to put a stop to the e%c amations ))<. Austi!y show to be right by pro+iding Austi!ication or proo! NOTES: #8! it is designed y done, they cannot be Austi!ied; but 8 ha+e no idea o! there being so much design in the wor d as some persons imagine.# )*=. humb e marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or pride!u NOTES: They were then, with no other de ay than his pointing out the neatness o! the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the par our, he we comed them a second time, with ostentatious !orma ity to his humb e abode, and punctua y r )*1. misery a state o! i "being due to a!! iction or mis!ortune NOTES:

#Cou must decide !or yourse !,# said E i3abeth; #and i!, upon mature de iberation, you !ind that the misery o! disob iging his two sisters is more than eBui+a ent to the happiness o! being his wi!e, 8 ad+ise you by a means to re!use him.# )*$. a!!ected acted upon; in! uenced NOTES: E i3abeth had hoped that his resentment might shorten his +isit, but his p an did not appear in the east a!!ected by it. )*). pause cease an action temporari y NOTES: #8t is un ucky,# said she, a!ter a short pause, #that you shou d not be ab e to see your !riends be!ore they ea+e the country. )**. recommend e%press a good opinion o! NOTES: 8 am going to"morrow where 8 sha !ind a man who has not one agreeab e Bua ity, who has neither manner nor sense to recommend him. )*.. e der a person who is o der than you are NOTES: The younger ones out be!ore the e der ones are married)*7. steady secure y in position; not shaky NOTES: The steady countenance which &iss @ucas had commanded in te ing her story, ga+e way to a momentary con!usion here on recei+ing so direct a reproach; though, as it was no more than she e%pected, she soon regained her composure, and ca m y rep ied: )*9. ikewise

in ike or simi ar manner NOTES: (e was an%ious to a+oid the notice o! his cousins, !rom a con+iction that i! they saw him depart, they cou d not !ai to conAecture his design, and he was not wi ing to ha+e the attempt known ti its success might be known ikewise; !or though !e )*;. assert to dec are or a!!irm so emn y and !orma y as true NOTES: 'ut, my dear sister, though the e+ent has pro+ed you right, do not think me obstinate i! 8 sti assert that, considering what her beha+iour was, my con!idence was as natura as your suspicion. )*<. attached being Aoined in c ose association NOTES: They can on y wish his happiness; and i! he is attached to me, no other woman can secure it.# ).=. estab ishment the act o! !orming or estab ishing something NOTES: The stupidity with which he was !a+oured by nature must guard his courtship !rom any charm that cou d make a woman wish !or its continuance; and &iss @ucas, who accepted him so e y !rom the pure and disinterested desire o! an estab ishment, cared n ).1. earnest characteri3ed by a !irm and humor ess be ie! in the +a idity o! your opinions NOTES: 5ane con!essed herse ! a itt e surprised at the match; but she said ess o! her astonishment than o! her earnest desire !or their happiness; nor cou d E i3abeth persuade her to consider it as improbab e. ).$. dec are state emphatica y and authoritati+e y NOTES:

4oes it not e%press y dec are that /aro ine neither e%pects nor wishes me to be her sister; that she is per!ect y con+inced o! her brother:s indi!!erence; and that i! she suspects the nature o! my !ee ings !or him, she means >most kind y-? to put m ).). reser+e ho d back or set aside, especia y !or !uture use or contingency NOTES: 8 wi ha+e no reser+es !rom you.#