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15 Cards in this Set
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A chaise and four |
Lightweight carriage drawn by 4 horses |
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Michaelmas |
A feast of the archangel Michael, September 29 a fall celebration |
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Engage |
To occupy or involve oneself. To keep busy doing something |
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"It will be impossible for us to visit him" shrieked Mrs Bennet |
In Austen's day the women of a family could not visit an unmarried gentleman without first gaining an introduction through a 3rd party, preferably a male relation |
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To develop |
To become known or apparent, be disclosed, topic brought out to the open |
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Mean |
Low in quality, value or importance |
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Trimming a hat |
Decorating or adding ornaments in contrasting materials on a hat |
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The assembles |
People gathered together for entertainment |
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Fortnight |
2 weeks. (Chiefly British) |
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Boulanger |
A type of dance |
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Trade |
Ones occupation/ job/ way of earning and income |
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"Their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade." |
The Bingleys money has been earned by their father rather than inherited. |
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"The liberty of the manor..." |
The privilege of hunting on the estates surrounding land |
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Knighthood |
The rank or status of a knight |
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"A hack chaise" |
A hired carriage |
