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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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all were well in Brunswick Square.
'poor Miss Taylor.'
he never saw such a handsome letter in his life."
wedding-cake might certainly disagree with many— perhaps with most people, unless taken moderately.
It was quite a chance,
that he had not gone round by Randalls. He did not think we ever walked this road. He thought we walked towards Randalls most days. He has not been able to get the Romance of the Forest yet. He was so busy the last time he was at Kingston that he quite forgot it, but he goes again to-morrow.
Harriet a beautiful girl,
Not think they will do each other any good!
"Might he be trusted with the commission, what infinite pleasure should he have in executing it! he could ride to London at any time. It was impossible to say how much he should be gratified by being employed on such an errand."
'Exactly so,'
whether I thought it would be imprudent in him to settle so early; whether I thought her too young:
whether I approved his choice altogether; having some apprehension perhaps of her being considered (especially since your making so much of her) as in a line of society above him.
a large family of young ladies that his sisters are intimate with, who have all twenty thousand pounds apiece."
as he was coming back yesterday from Clayton Park, he had met Mr. Elton, and found to his great surprize, that Mr. Elton was actually on his road to London, and not meaning to return till the morrow, though it was the whist-club night, which he had been never known to miss before; and Mr. Perry had remonstrated with him about it, and told him how shabby it was in him, their best player, to absent himself, and tried very much to persuade him to put off his journey only one day; but it would not do; Mr. Elton had been determined to go on, and had said in a very particular way indeed, that
he was going on business which he would not put off for any inducement in the world; and something about a very enviable commission, and being the bearer of something exceedingly precious. Mr. Perry could not quite understand him, but he was very sure there must be a lady in the case, and he told him so; and Mr. Elton only looked very conscious and smiling, and rode off in great spirits.
  • Novel: Emma
  • Character: Narrator as Harriet Smith as Miss Nash as Mr. Perry as Mr Elton
  • Link to text in chapter 8
  • Text ID: 00640
did not at present recollect any thing of the riddle kind;
Perry to be upon the watch,
and as he went about so much, something,
might come from that quarter.
containing,
a charade, which a friend of his had addressed to a young lady, the object of his admiration,
'Grandpapa, can you give me a bit of string?'
  • Novel: Emma
  • Character: Mr. Woodhouse speaking as Mr Henry Knightley and John Jr Knightley
  • Link to text in chapter 9
  • Text ID: 00790
whether Mr. Woodhouse's party could be made up in the evening without him, or whether he should be in the smallest degree necessary at Hartfield. If he were, every thing else must give way; but otherwise his friend Cole had been saying so much about his dining with him— had made such a point of it, that he had promised him conditionally to come.
he had seen them go by, and had purposely followed them;
quietly whether there were any doubts of the air of Randalls.
to assure me that there was no scarlet fever at Cobham,
at its not being taken every evening by every body,
he has not time to take care of himself—
but he is always wanted all round the country.
he has never known them more general or heavy—except when it has been quite an influenza."
colds have been very general, but not so heavy as he has very often known them in November. Perry does not call it altogether a sickly season."
the vicinity of Brunswick Square decidedly the most favourable as to air."
he did not believe he had ever sent us off altogether, in such good case.
its wholesomeness for every constitution,
the many houses where it was never met with tolerable;—
"Ah! there is no end of the sad consequences of your going to South End. It does not bear talking of."
was surprized to hear you had fixed upon South End."
it is entirely a mistake to suppose the place unhealthy;
to be the best of all the sea-bathing places. A fine open sea,
and very pure air.
"Ah! my dear,
where health is at stake, nothing else should be considered; and if one is to travel, there is not much to chuse between forty miles and an hundred.—Better not move at all, better stay in London altogether than travel forty miles to get into a worse air.
It seemed to him a very ill-judged measure."
had been going to inquire, that he might carry some report of her to Hartfield—
a seat in his carriage, if the weather were Mr. Elton's only objection,
he should call at Mrs. Goddard's for news of her fair friend, the last thing before he prepared for the happiness of meeting her again, when he hoped to be able to give a better report;
to refrain from visiting the sick-chamber again, for the present —
to promise him not to venture into such hazard till he had seen Mr. Perry and learnt his opinion;
the ground being covered with snow, and of its still snowing fast, with a strong drifting wind;
he had known it to be snowing some time, but had not said a word, lest it should make Mr. Woodhouse uncomfortable, and be an excuse for his hurrying away. As to there being any quantity of snow fallen or likely to fall to impede their return, that was a mere joke; he was afraid they would find no difficulty. He wished the road might be impassable, that he might be able to keep them all at Randalls;