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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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though it was very mortifying to know that her neighbours might all see Mr. Bingley, in consequence of it, before they did.
to be civil to him only as Mr. Bingley's friend,
to dine at Longbourn in a few days time.
anything less than two courses could be good enough for a man
or satisfy the appetite and pride of one who had ten thousand a year.
their carriage was unluckily ordered before any of the others,
no opportunity of detaining them.
she would get him at last;
Two obstacles of the five being thus removed,
Bingley was every thing that was charming, except the professed lover of her daughter.
unless when some barbarous neighbour, who could not be enough detested, had given him an invitation to dinner which he thought himself obliged to accept.
they never sat there after dinner,
to take some refreshment;
why Lady Catherine would not come in again and rest herself.
her poor son gone for ever,
after all she had gone through, nothing was so likely to do her good as a little quiet cheerfulness at home.
Louisa was now recovering apace. Her mother could even think of her being able to join their party at home, before her brothers and sisters went to school again. The Harvilles had promised to come with her and stay at Uppercross, whenever she returned. Captain Wentworth was gone, for the present, to see his brother in Shropshire.
is so afraid of her being fatigued by the journey,
she knew nothing of the matter.
her perfect readiness for the play, if Henrietta and all the others liked it,
the strictest injunctions had been left with Mrs Musgrove to keep her there till they returned.
there had been no fall in the case;
Anne had not at any time lately slipped down, and got a blow on her head;
she was perfectly convinced of having had no fall;
finding her better at night.