Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
urgent
/ˈɜːdʒənt/needing immediate attention, action, or decision
commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/an official position or rank as an officer in the armed forces
reputation
/ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/the general opinion that people have about someone's character
obligation
/ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən/a strong feeling of gratitude or duty to someone who has done a favour
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Two days after Mr. Bennet’s return home, Jane and Elizabeth were walking together in the garden behind the house. They saw the housekeeper, Mrs. Hill, coming towards them. Mrs. Hill asked eagerly if they had received any good news from London. When the sisters said they had heard nothing, Mrs. Hill expressed her surprise: an express messenger had arrived half an hour ago with an urgent letter for their father from Mr. Gardiner. The sisters ran into the house at once to look for him. They searched the breakfast room and the library, but he was in neither. Finally, the...
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