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1  Elizabeth then contrived to sit by her aunt.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 27
2  Her prudent mother, occupied by the same ideas, forbore to invite him to sit by herself.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 54
3  When the card-tables were placed, he had the opportunity of obliging her in turn, by sitting down to whist.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16
4  She began at length to recover, to fidget about in her chair, get up, sit down again, wonder, and bless herself.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 59
5  And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing, as another young lady once did.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 60
6  Mrs. Bennet had so carefully provided for the entertainment of her brother and sister, that they did not once sit down to a family dinner.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 25
7  After sitting a little while with Jane, on Miss Bingley's appearance and invitation, the mother and three daughters all attended her into the breakfast parlour.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
8  Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 61
9  I know very well, madam," said he, "that when persons sit down to a card-table, they must take their chances of these things, and happily I am not in such circumstances as to make five shillings any object.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16
10  Elizabeth, who had a letter to write, went into the breakfast room for that purpose soon after tea; for as the others were all going to sit down to cards, she could not be wanted to counteract her mother's schemes.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 55
11  Elizabeth was sitting by herself the next morning, and writing to Jane while Mrs. Collins and Maria were gone on business into the village, when she was startled by a ring at the door, the certain signal of a visitor.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 32
12  After sitting a few minutes, they were all sent to one of the windows to admire the view, Mr. Collins attending them to point out its beauties, and Lady Catherine kindly informing them that it was much better worth looking at in the summer.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 29
13  Elizabeth was sitting with her mother and sisters, reflecting on what she had heard, and doubting whether she was authorised to mention it, when Sir William Lucas himself appeared, sent by his daughter, to announce her engagement to the family.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
14  The bride and her mother could neither of them talk fast enough; and Wickham, who happened to sit near Elizabeth, began inquiring after his acquaintance in that neighbourhood, with a good humoured ease which she felt very unable to equal in her replies.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 51
15  From the entrance-hall, of which Mr. Collins pointed out, with a rapturous air, the fine proportion and the finished ornaments, they followed the servants through an ante-chamber, to the room where Lady Catherine, her daughter, and Mrs. Jenkinson were sitting.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 29
16  Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged, by the scarcity of gentlemen, to sit down for two dances; and during part of that time, Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her to hear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to press his friend to join it.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3
17  After sitting long enough to admire every article of furniture in the room, from the sideboard to the fender, to give an account of their journey, and of all that had happened in London, Mr. Collins invited them to take a stroll in the garden, which was large and well laid out, and to the cultivation of which he attended himself.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 28
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