Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
dejection
/dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/A feeling of deep sadness, disappointment, or depression.
reproach
/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/To speak to someone angrily or critically because you do not approve of their actions.
restraint
/rɪˈstreɪnt/Calm, controlled, and sensible behaviour, especially avoiding extreme actions.
disgrace
/dɪsˈɡreɪs/The loss of other people's respect because of bad behaviour; deep shame.
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The regiment was preparing to leave Meryton, and dejection spread through the whole neighbourhood. Almost every young lady was miserable, but Kitty and Lydia felt the loss most bitterly. Kitty and Lydia were in utter despair, reproaching Jane and Elizabeth for their calm behaviour. Their mother shared their grief completely, remembering how she had wept for two full days when another regiment had marched away twenty-five years before. Both Mrs. Bennet and her younger daughters wished desperately for a trip to the seaside at Brighton to cure their broken hearts. Soon, Lydia’s gloom turned into wild delight. She received an...
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