Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
recover
/rɪˈkʌv.ər/To become healthy again after an illness or injury
trespass
/ˈtres.pəs/To take advantage of someone's kindness or hospitality more than is polite
intricate
/ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/Complex, deep, or having many complicated details
confined
/kənˈfaɪnd/Limited to a small space or small circle of people
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Elizabeth spent most of the night in her sister's room. In the morning, she was happy to report that Jane was slightly better. However, Elizabeth sent a note to Longbourn asking her mother to come and judge Jane’s condition for herself. Mrs. Bennet arrived soon after breakfast, accompanied by her two youngest daughters, Catherine and Lydia. If Jane had been in serious danger, Mrs. Bennet would have been very upset. But when she saw that the illness was not alarming, she had no wish for Jane to recover too quickly. A longer stay at Netherfield was exactly what Mrs. Bennet...
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