Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
fortune
/ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/A large amount of money, wealth, or property.
intimate
/ˈɪntɪmət/Having a very close, friendly, and personal relationship.
overhear
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪər/To hear what other people are saying without their knowledge or without meaning to.
disagreeable
/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/Unfriendly, bad-tempered, or unpleasant.
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Not far from Longbourn lived a family that was particularly close to the Bennets. Sir William Lucas had previously been in trade in the town of Meryton, where he had made a comfortable fortune. During his time as mayor, he gave a speech to the king and received the honour of knighthood. This new status made him feel too grand for business and for living in a small market town. Therefore, he gave up trade and moved his family to a house about a mile away, calling it Lucas Lodge. There, free from work, he spent his days thinking happily...
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