[Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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[Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone. The second began. It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace. The dejection was almost universal. The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading The dejection was almost universal.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading The second began.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading The dejection was almost universal.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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From this reading The second began.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
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From this reading The dejection was almost universal.
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From this reading The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
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From this reading [Illustration] The first week of their return was soon gone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
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From this reading It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace.
