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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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it was much better worth looking at in the summer.
was a very genteel, pretty kind of girl.
how many sisters she had, whether they were older or younger than herself, whether any of them were likely to be married, whether they were handsome, where they had been educated, what carriage her father kept, and what had been her mother's maiden name?
Mrs. Collins's joints of meat were too large for her family.
what they were talking of.
she felt herself so dull as to make her very desirous of having them all to dine with her.
she did not like to go home again so soon,
into the particulars of their journey,
the best method of packing,
on the necessity of placing gowns in the only right way,
a good journey,
to come to Hunsford again next year;
he was,
it was a picture of a young gentleman, the son of her late master's steward, who had been brought up by him at his own expense.
it was but just done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy, who had taken a liking to the room when last at Pemberley.
Miss Darcy's delight, when she should enter the room.
it had been taken in his father's lifetime.
to be decent looking rooms, walked on.
help nurse dear Miss Louisa.
She was a widow and poor. Her husband had been extravagant; and at his death, about two years before, had left his affairs dreadfully involved. She had had difficulties of every sort to contend with, and in addition to these distresses had been afflicted with a severe rheumatic fever, which, finally settling in her legs, had made her for the present a cripple. She had come to Bath on that account, and was now in lodgings near the hot baths, living in a very humble way, unable even to afford herself the comfort of a servant, and of course almost excluded from society.
the satisfaction which a visit from Miss Elliot would give Mrs Smith,
at first,
Jane herself was quite at a loss, quite bewildered to think who could possibly have ordered it— but now, they were both perfectly satisfied that it could be from only one quarter;—of course it must be from Colonel Campbell.
very desirous that her son should marry,
of all the young ladies she had ever seen, Miss Bertram seemed, by her amiable qualities and accomplishments, the best adapted to make him happy.
a matter not to be talked of at present.
the chaise should be taken also;
shewing the house to such of them as had not been there before,
regretted that his part was not more considerable,
Mrs. Rushworth was quite ready to retire, and make way for the fortunate young woman whom her dear son had selected;