Relacionar Columnas (ENG C1) ch.2Versión en línea Vocabulary from Sense and Sensibility chapter II and III. por Georgios Michalopoulos 1 partiality "It was enough for her that he appeared to be amiable, that he loved her daughter, and that Elinor returned the partiality." 2 contempt "The contempt which she had, very early in their acquaintance, felt for her daughter-in-law, was very much increased" 3 amiable "It implies every thing amiable. " 4 intimacy "Some mothers might have encouraged the intimacy from motives of interest, for Edward Ferrars was the eldest son of a man who had died very rich; " 5 to take pains "Mrs. Dashwood now took pains to get acquainted with him." 6 to point out "I will listen to no cavil, unless you can point out any other method of understanding the affair as satisfactory as this." 7 earnestness "an earnestness which gave Elinor far more pain" 8 discretion " If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own discretion entirely." 9 annuity "people always live for ever when there is any annuity to be paid them" 10 disinclination " she dared not explain the motive of her own disinclination for going to London." 11 to stipulate "He did not stipulate for any particular sum" 12 housekeeping "Their housekeeping will be nothing at all. They will have no carriage, no horses, and hardly any servants;" 13 to afford "but we are not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do." 14 unobtrusive "She saw only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it." 15 to militate "even that quietness of manner which militated against all her established ideas of what a young man’s address ought to be" 16 trifling "except a trifling sum, the whole of his fortune depended on the will of his mother." 17 barouche "till one of these superior blessings could be attained, it would have quieted her ambition to see him driving a barouche." 18 diffident "He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open affectionate heart." to be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. a right to receive amounts of money regularly over the remaining life of one beneficiary. to call attention to; to identity, to indicate to be able or rich enough. disdain, disrespect favoritism, fondness the chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning (in the text: the expenses associated with maintaining a house). closeness between people friendly, amicable to try very hard to do something hesitant; unconfident attention, prudence, responsibility sincerity; seriousness keeping a low profile to require something as a condition of an agreement. unwillingness to do or believe something wagon insignificant, worthless
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