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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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his love to his cousin William,
firstly,
secondly,
thirdly,
"no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off."
He could allow his sister to be the best judge of her own happiness, but he was not pleased that her happiness should centre in a large income;
the harp as his favourite instrument,
be soon allowed to hear her.
'Dear Mary, I am just arrived. Bath seems full, and everything as usual. Yours sincerely.' That is the true manly style; that is a complete brother's letter."
request the favour of Mr. Crawford's assistance;
was quite at his service in any way that could be useful.
Mr. Crawford's doing him the honour of coming over to Sotherton, and taking a bed there;
the best fitted for a beginner that either stable could furnish.
whether she meant to ride the next day.
His own forgetfulness of her was worse than anything which they had done. Nothing of this would have happened had she been properly considered; but she had been left four days together without any choice of companions or exercise, and without any excuse for avoiding whatever her unreasonable aunts might require.
for four days together she had not had the power of riding,
however unwilling he must be to check a pleasure of Miss Crawford's, that it should never happen again.
her losses, both of health and pleasure, would be soon made good.
she need not distress herself on Mrs. Rushworth's account, because he had taken the opportunity, as he walked with her through the hall, of mentioning Miss Price as one who would probably be of the party, and had directly received a very sufficient invitation for his cousin,
the greater desirableness of some carriage which might convey more than two.
her remaining where she was
It was the very thing of all others to be wished, it was the best, it was the only way of proceeding with any advantage,
and he directly saw a knoll not half a mile off, which would give them exactly the requisite command of the house.
he had brought the key; he had been very near thinking whether he should not bring the key; he was determined he would never come without the key again;
he would go and fetch the key. He set off accordingly.
Edmund had wished for her very much,
he should certainly have come back for her, had she not been tired already;
to take Mansfield in his way, whenever he could,
that might not be thought of: he was very sure his sister had no wish of acting but as she might be useful,
she would not allow herself to be considered in the present case.
the part of Amelia to be in every respect the property of Miss Crawford, if she would accept it.
a very stupid fellow,
he found it absolutely impossible for him to undertake the part of Anhalt in addition to the Butler: he had been most anxiously trying to make it out to be feasible, but it would not do; he must give it up.
going to him early on the morrow;
Anhalt's last scene with the Baron admitted a good deal of action and emphasis,
neither he nor Julia had ever had a serious thought of each other,
Entirely against his judgment, a scene-painter arrived from town, and was at work, much to the increase of the expenses, and, what was worse, of the eclat of their proceedings; and his brother, instead of being really guided by him as to the privacy of the representation, was giving an invitation to every family who came in his way.
to ask her to rehearse with him, and help him to prepare for the evening, without knowing Miss Crawford to be in the house;
it only as a vexatious interruption for the evening,
by all means to pay his respects to Sir Thomas without delay,
such an unlooked-for premature arrival as a most untoward event,
Sir Thomas had been twice as long on his passage, or were still in Antigua.
the possibility of the rehearsal being renewed after tea, when the bustle of receiving Sir Thomas were over, and he might be at leisure to be amused by it.
It would be the last— in all probability —the last scene on that stage;
there could not be a finer. The house would close with the greatest eclat.
To be a second time disappointed in the same way was an instance of very severe ill-luck;
he should certainly attack the baronet on the absurdity of his proceedings, and argue him into a little more rationality.
He had known many disagreeable fathers before, and often been struck with the inconveniences they occasioned, but never, in the whole course of his life, had he seen one of that class so unintelligibly moral, so infamously tyrannical as Sir Thomas. He was not a man to be endured but for his children's sake, and he might be thankful to his fair daughter Julia that Mr. Yates did yet mean to stay a few days longer under his roof.
whether there were any plans for resuming the play after the present happy interruption
because, in that case, he should make a point of returning to Mansfield at any time required by the party: he was going away immediately, being to meet his uncle at Bath without delay; but if there were any prospect of a renewal of Lovers' Vows, he should hold himself positively engaged, he should break through every other claim, he should absolutely condition with his uncle for attending them whenever he might be wanted. The play should not be lost by his absence.