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1  I have been considering what we had best do.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
2  One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13
3  You are mistaken," said he gently, "that is not good company; that is the best.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16
4  A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3
5  It now became necessary for the party to consider what was best to be done, as to their general situation.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
6  Her brother's return was the first comfort; he could take best care of his wife; and the second blessing was the arrival of the apothecary.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
7  It suited Mary best to think Henrietta the one preferred on the very account of Charles Hayter, whose pretensions she wished to see put an end to.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
8  The estate at Winthrop is not less than two hundred and fifty acres, besides the farm near Taunton, which is some of the best land in the country.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
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9  And as to Captain Wentworth's liking Louisa as well as Henrietta, it is nonsense to say so; for he certainly does like Henrietta a great deal the best.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
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10  Yes, I made the best of it; I always do: but I was very far from well at the time; and I do not think I ever was so ill in my life as I have been all this morning: very unfit to be left alone, I am sure.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
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11  It had been a great disappointment to Mr Musgrove to find that no earlier day could be fixed, so impatient was he to shew his gratitude, by seeing Captain Wentworth under his own roof, and welcoming him to all that was strongest and best in his cellars.
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12  Their house was undoubtedly the best in Camden Place; their drawing-rooms had many decided advantages over all the others which they had either seen or heard of, and the superiority was not less in the style of the fitting-up, or the taste of the furniture.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
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13  She tried to dissuade Mary from going, but in vain; and that being the case, thought it best to accept the Miss Musgroves' much more cordial invitation to herself to go likewise, as she might be useful in turning back with her sister, and lessening the interference in any plan of their own.
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14  Louisa could not listen at all to his account of a conversation which he had just held with Dr Shirley: she was at a window, looking out for Captain Wentworth; and even Henrietta had at best only a divided attention to give, and seemed to have forgotten all the former doubt and solicitude of the negotiation.
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15  The girls were now hunting for the Laconia; and Captain Wentworth could not deny himself the pleasure of taking the precious volume into his own hands to save them the trouble, and once more read aloud the little statement of her name and rate, and present non-commissioned class, observing over it that she too had been one of the best friends man ever had.
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16  She had, however, one very intimate friend, a sensible, deserving woman, who had been brought, by strong attachment to herself, to settle close by her, in the village of Kellynch; and on her kindness and advice, Lady Elliot mainly relied for the best help and maintenance of the good principles and instruction which she had been anxiously giving her daughters.
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17  Anne had a moment's astonishment on the subject herself; but it was soon lost in the pleasanter feelings which sprang from the sight of all the ingenious contrivances and nice arrangements of Captain Harville, to turn the actual space to the best account, to supply the deficiencies of lodging-house furniture, and defend the windows and doors against the winter storms to be expected.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11
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