Dublin’. S S 171 ‘it was not very pretty of him not to give you the meeting when he was invited’. P 198 ‘many things to be taken into the account’.
there indicating a relation ; usually a personal reference, and almost always in italic : P P 187 When she thought of her mother indeed, her confidence gave way a little, but she would not allow that any objections there had material weight with Mr. Darcy ; 208 Mr. Darcy’s explanation there (of his interference between Bingley and Jane). M P 370 She was of use to no one else ; but there she might be missed (by
Lady Bertram) ; 389 Her disappointment in her mother was greater ; there she had hoped much, and found almost nothing. E 93 There (to Mr. Woodhouse) he had not always the patience that could have been wished. See where.
third : M P 205 the only occupier of that interesting division of a family in which she had hitherto held so humble a third.
ticket : N A 122 a new name on her tickets. Cf. Cecilia, bk. i, ch. 3 ‘a ticket is only a visiting card, with a name upon it; but we all call them tickets now’.
too much with an adjectival participle : P P 289 ‘she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour’.
touch up : S S 292 [Mrs. Jennings] ‘we must touch up the Colonel to do something to the parsonage’.
turn up = turn out : N A 141 With all the chances against her … Northanger turned up an abbey.
un- : M P 405 undescribable ; 421 unfrequency. P 97 unexpensive.
under voice : M P 192.
undoubtedly : E 253 ‘Undoubtedly if you wish it, I will endeavour to persuade them both’. We should hardly now say undoubtedly in acceding to a request, though certainly is so used.
valuable : E 58 ‘in good hands she will turn out a valuable woman’ ; 111 ‘a most valuable, amiable, pleasing young man’ ; 97 there was something honourable and valuable in the strong domestic habits…’.
value : N A 197 ‘His value of her was sincere’ ; E 169 her own value for his company.
variety : M P 364 Fanny’s mind was thrown into the most distressing of all its varieties (variations).
vast and vastly are common in the mouths of Isabella Thorpe and her like, but are hardly used by persons of greater elegance. Emma’s use of the word is no doubt reflected in E 43 ; it was spoken (by Mr. Elton) with a sort of sighing animation, which had a vast deal of the lover.
visit, unlike visitor, is hardly now used except of a stay of some duration : E 22 a tea-visit ; 119 the rest of the visit (a dinner-party) ; 209 ‘I am not fond of dinner-visiting’.
in the way : S S 299 ‘I was not in the way at first, and knew nothing of it’ ; in the way now means something else ; but we say in the way of knowing and the like. Cf. M P 380 ‘I would not have been out of the way for a thousand pounds’.
well, the use now hardly found except in all very well : N A 38 ‘It is really very well for a novel’ ; 71 ‘it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks’. Cf. P 17 ‘gentlemen of the navy are well to deal with’.
well- : E 59 ‘well judging’ ; cf. M P 186 ‘well-looking’.
well-spoken : P 22 [Mr. Shepherd] ‘a very well-spoken, genteel, shrewd lady, she seemed to be’.