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English Lesson:

Jane Austen and the Genre

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English Lesson:

Jane Austen and the Genre

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Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Great Britain and back.
75 words/phrases to learn
to think
to use the mind; to believe​
a woman
an adult female person​
a novel
a long written story​
a list
a series of items written down​
look at that
an expression used to draw attention to something surprising or noteworthy
a world
the earth; all people​
a point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
pretty
quite; attractive​
true
correct; not false​
to attract
to draw attention or interest
intelligent
able to learn and understand well​
to remember
to keep or bring to mind​
fairly
in a just manner or quite
harsh
unpleasantly severe or cruel
independent
not controlled by others​
certain
sure; particular but unnamed​
a way
a method; a route​
to allow
to let something happen​
to pursue
to follow or seek to achieve
individual
single person or thing​
a course
a series of lessons; a route to follow
the behaviour
the way someone acts​
to encourage
to give support or confidence
to seem
to appear in a certain way​
because
for the reason that
many
a large number of​
more
a greater amount or number​
freedom
the state of being free
sometimes
at certain times, not always​
to come
to move toward a place or person
away
not here, far from a place
sense
feeling; understanding​
the best one
the most excellent or desirable option among a group
hope
feeling that something good will happen​
marriage
the state of being married
a companion
a person or animal with whom one spends time or travels
a man
an adult male person​
to know
to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
to handle
to deal with or touch
to include
to contain as part of something​
to educate
to teach or provide schooling
reality
the state of things as they are
a society
people in an organized community​
less
a smaller amount​
experimental
based on trial and observation; testing new ideas or methods
a chance
a possibility; an opportunity​
to go
to move or travel somewhere​
a university
a place for higher education​ or study
milk
white liquid from cows or plants​
the content
the material or information contained within something
both
two together
young
in early life; not old​
a gap
an opening; a distance between two things
a year
twelve months​
grand
large and impressive
a tour
a trip to see places​
often
many times; frequently​
an opportunity
a chance to do something​
to experiment
to test an idea​
life
time from birth to death; living​
ruling
an official decision or judgment
to strip
to remove the outer layer or covering of something
a class
a group of students or a lesson
to talk about ...
to discuss or mention something
in the middle
equidistant from two points; in between
a gene
a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring
must
shows necessity or strong duty​
when
question word for time​
to marry
to become husband and wife​; to be united by marriage
to remain
to stay or continue to be
loyal
faithful
a husband
a man someone is married to​
however
but; in spite of that​
foolish
lacking good sense or judgment
the corruption
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power

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