Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
dreadful
/ˈdredfl/extremely bad, unpleasant, or shocking
vanish
/ˈvænɪʃ/to disappear suddenly or completely
assistance
/əˈsɪstəns/help or support given to someone
conceal
/kənˈsiːl/to hide something or prevent it from being known
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Elizabeth had been disappointed at not receiving a letter from Jane since their arrival at Lambton, but on the third morning, two letters arrived at the same time. While her aunt and uncle went out for a walk, Elizabeth sat down to read them in quiet. The first letter was already five days old. After describing local events, Jane’s tone changed completely. A messenger had arrived late at night from Colonel Forster with terrible news: Lydia had run away from Brighton with Mr. Wickham! Jane wrote that they were supposedly heading to Scotland to get married. Although Jane tried to...
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