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Pride and Prejudice

Chapter LIX

[Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

Chapter 59: , section 1: [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?” was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when
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[Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”
was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.
She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.
She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.
The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.
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Pride and Prejudice

Chapter LIX

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”
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was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.
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She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.
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She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.
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The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

illustration noun US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading “[Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?””

Collocations
Illustration MyA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
My dearA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

all

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

awakened

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

coloured

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

dear

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From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

down

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

Elizabeth

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

else

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

entered

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

evening

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From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

extraordinary

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From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

IllustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

Jane

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

knowledge

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

Lizzy

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From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

only

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

others

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

own

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

quietly

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From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

received

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

reply

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

room

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

sat

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

say

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

soon

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

spoke

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

suspicion

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

table

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From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

truth

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From this reading She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth.

unmarked

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From this reading The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary.

walking

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From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

wandered

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From this reading She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Illustration] “My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”