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Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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CHAPTER XII.

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CHAPTER XII.
As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the
latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of
all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,
surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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CHAPTER XII.
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As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the
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latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of
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all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,
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surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.
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a

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

all

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

and

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

As

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

before

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

both

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From this reading surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

by

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From this reading surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XII.

communicated

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

Elinor

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

extravagant

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her

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

imprudence

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

in

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

its

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From this reading surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

knew

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

latter

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

Marianne

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

Marianne's

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

morning

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

news

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

next

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

of

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

piece

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

she

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

sister

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

spite

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

surprised

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From this reading surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

testimony

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From this reading surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

that

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

the

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

thought

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From this reading all that she knew before of Marianne’s imprudence and want of thought,

to

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together

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walking

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want

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were

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From this reading As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the

which

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From this reading latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of

XII

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From this reading CHAPTER XII.

Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 11?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER XII....", 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 XII.
Narrator: believe, before you were certain that Marianne wore his picture round