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Sense and Sensibility

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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CHAPTER XI.

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CHAPTER XI.
Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came
into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their
time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such
frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little
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Sense and Sensibility

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XI.
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Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came
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into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their
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time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such
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frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little
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and

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

arise

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

as

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

came

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XI.

constant

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

Dashwood

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

daughters

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

Devonshire

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

engagements

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

first

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

frequent

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

had

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

have

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

her

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

imagined

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

into

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

invitations

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

leave

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

Little

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

many

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

Mrs

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

occupy

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

or

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

presented

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

shortly

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

should

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

so

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

such

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

that

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

their

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

them

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

themselves

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

they

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

time

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From this reading time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such

to

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

visitors

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From this reading frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little

when

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From this reading Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came

would

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From this reading into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their

XI

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From this reading CHAPTER XI.

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 10?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER XI....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: CHAPTER XI.
Narrator: She had nothing to say one day that she had not