(A) Austen's novels engendered, or led to, much interest in Austen herself, but she avoided literary circles and
publicity.
Definition- produce, cause, or give rise to. in
Your Sentence - Revenge will only engender more animosity and negative behavior.
(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Definition- a shy person.
Your Sentence - The normally loud girl acted like an introvert during class discussions.
(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Definition- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that ispeculiar to an individual.
Your Sentence - For his family, Grampa's one crazy idiosyncrasy of talking to much was hard to bare.
(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Definition- lacking variety; boring; dull
Your Sentence - She spent the day doing all the humdrum tasks that had to be done, cooking, washing, ironing and cleaning
(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Definition- a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of anondoctrinal nature.
Your Sentence - As the preacher gave his homily, many people fell asleep.
(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Definition- to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute
Your Sentence - Given her beliefs she may ascribe to the theory that the Earth is flat.
(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant
or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Definition– of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
Your Sentence - The reason he took her cell phone is inconsequentia
(H) No one
could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was
never trite or unoriginal.
Definition- made commonplace or trite; stale; banal.
Your Sentence - Politicians use of "change for tomorrow" is a hackneyed expression.
(I)
Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon
of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic
work.
Definition- a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
Your Sentence - Jesus Christ is a paragon for generations to follow.
(J)
Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in
1817?
Definition- a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Your Sentence - At the funeral, the widow gave a moving elegy describing her love for her husband.
publicity.
Definition- produce, cause, or give rise to. in
Your Sentence - Revenge will only engender more animosity and negative behavior.
(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Definition- a shy person.
Your Sentence - The normally loud girl acted like an introvert during class discussions.
(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Definition- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that ispeculiar to an individual.
Your Sentence - For his family, Grampa's one crazy idiosyncrasy of talking to much was hard to bare.
(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Definition- lacking variety; boring; dull
Your Sentence - She spent the day doing all the humdrum tasks that had to be done, cooking, washing, ironing and cleaning
(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Definition- a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of anondoctrinal nature.
Your Sentence - As the preacher gave his homily, many people fell asleep.
(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Definition- to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute
Your Sentence - Given her beliefs she may ascribe to the theory that the Earth is flat.
(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant
or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Definition– of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
Your Sentence - The reason he took her cell phone is inconsequentia
(H) No one
could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was
never trite or unoriginal.
Definition- made commonplace or trite; stale; banal.
Your Sentence - Politicians use of "change for tomorrow" is a hackneyed expression.
(I)
Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon
of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic
work.
Definition- a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
Your Sentence - Jesus Christ is a paragon for generations to follow.
(J)
Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in
1817?
Definition- a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Your Sentence - At the funeral, the widow gave a moving elegy describing her love for her husband.