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1  He then sat down by her, and talked scarcely to anyone else.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11
2  He was well, but so much engaged with Mr. Darcy that they scarcely ever saw him.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 26
3  Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister; and, to confess the truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
4  Elizabeth could not oppose such a wish; and from this time Mr. Bingley's name was scarcely ever mentioned between them.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 24
5  She not unfrequently stopped at the Parsonage, and had a few minutes' conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed upon to get out.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 30
6  Mrs. Hurst and her sister scarcely opened their mouths, except to complain of fatigue, and were evidently impatient to have the house to themselves.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18
7  I have scarcely any hesitation in saying she will include you and my sister Maria in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 28
8  Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
9  Elizabeth had scarcely time to disclaim all right to the compliment, before their approach was announced by the door-bell, and shortly afterwards the three gentlemen entered the room.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 30
10  Here, leading the way through every walk and cross walk, and scarcely allowing them an interval to utter the praises he asked for, every view was pointed out with a minuteness which left beauty entirely behind.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 28
11  Steady to his purpose, he scarcely spoke ten words to her through the whole of Saturday, and though they were at one time left by themselves for half-an-hour, he adhered most conscientiously to his book, and would not even look at her.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
12  The latter part of this address was scarcely heard by Darcy; but Sir William's allusion to his friend seemed to strike him forcibly, and his eyes were directed with a very serious expression towards Bingley and Jane, who were dancing together.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18
13  He scarcely ever spoke to her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible of himself were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whose civility in listening to him was a seasonable relief to them all, and especially to her friend.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
14  But in all, and in almost every line of each, there was a want of that cheerfulness which had been used to characterise her style, and which, proceeding from the serenity of a mind at ease with itself and kindly disposed towards everyone, had been scarcely ever clouded.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 34
15  Miss Bingley was engrossed by Mr. Darcy, her sister scarcely less so; and as for Mr. Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards; who, when he found her to prefer a plain dish to a ragout, had nothing to say to her.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
16  During dinner, Mr. Bennet scarcely spoke at all; but when the servants were withdrawn, he thought it time to have some conversation with his guest, and therefore started a subject in which he expected him to shine, by observing that he seemed very fortunate in his patroness.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14
17  On their being joined by Mr. Bingley himself, Elizabeth withdrew to Miss Lucas; to whose inquiry after the pleasantness of her last partner she had scarcely replied, before Mr. Collins came up to them, and told her with great exultation that he had just been so fortunate as to make a most important discovery.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18
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