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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;
Her brother was not handsome: no, when they first saw him he was absolutely plain, black and plain; but still he was the gentleman, with a pleasing address.
  • Novel: Mansfield Park
  • Character: Speaking together Maria Bertram and Julia Bertram
  • Link to text in chapter 5
  • Text ID: 00326
he was plain, to be sure, but then he had so much countenance, and his teeth were so good, and he was so well made, that one soon forgot he was plain;
  • Novel: Mansfield Park
  • Character: Speaking together Maria Bertram and Julia Bertram
  • Link to text in chapter 5
  • Text ID: 00328
the Mr. Bertrams were very fine young men,
two such young men were not often seen together even in London,
their manners, particularly those of the eldest, were very good. He had been much in London, and had more liveliness and gallantry than Edmund, and must, therefore, be preferred; and, indeed, his being the eldest was another strong claim. She had felt an early presentiment that she should like the eldest best. She knew it was her way.
he and his situation might do.
a park, a real park, five miles round, a spacious modern-built house, so well placed and well screened as to deserve to be in any collection of engravings of gentlemen's seats in the kingdom, and wanting only to be completely new furnished— pleasant sisters, a quiet mother, and an agreeable man himself— with the advantage of being tied up from much gaming at present by a promise to his father, and of being Sir Thomas hereafter. It might do very well; she believed she should accept him;
It would be a very flat business, she was sure.
the harp as his favourite instrument,
be soon allowed to hear her.
had never heard the harp at all, and wished for it very much.
'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."
in her opinion, it was infinitely better to consult with friends and disinterested advisers, than immediately to throw the business into the hands of a professional man,
was quite at his service in any way that could be useful.
he could spend so many hours with Miss Crawford, and not see more of the sort of fault which he had already observed, and of which she was almost always reminded by a something of the same nature whenever she was in her company; but so it was. Edmund was fond of speaking to her of Miss Crawford, but he seemed to think it enough that the Admiral had since been spared;
the best fitted for a beginner that either stable could furnish.
Edmund should forget her
what could be more natural than that Edmund should be making himself useful, and proving his good-nature by any one?
it would have been particularly proper and becoming in a brother to have done it himself; but Mr. Crawford, with all his boasted good-nature, and all his coachmanship, probably knew nothing of the matter, and had no active kindness in comparison of Edmund.
to think it rather hard upon the mare to have such double duty; if she were forgotten, the poor mare should be remembered.
whether she meant to ride the next day.
Edmund and Julia were invited to dine at the Parsonage, and she was excluded.
she was on the sofa.
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.
the properest thing to be done was for him to walk down to the Parsonage directly, and call on Mr. Crawford, and inquire whether Wednesday would suit him or not.
the barouche would hold four perfectly well, independent of the box, on which one might go with him.
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,
she ought to offer to stay at home herself.
you wished you could drive,
the greater desirableness of some carriage which might convey more than two.
They would go to one end of it, in the line they were then in— for there was a straight green walk along the bottom by the side of the ha-ha— and perhaps turn a little way in some other direction, if it seemed likely to assist them, and be back in a few minutes.
she was rested,
her remaining where she was
passing through it into the park, that their views and their plans might be more comprehensive.
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.
she had not seen Mr. Rushworth.
she had seen anything of Miss Crawford and Edmund.
Edmund had wished for her very much,
he should certainly have come back for her, had she not been tired already;
It would hardly be early in November, there were generally delays, a bad passage or something;