The sisters repeated three or four times how much they were grieved, how shocking it was to have a bad cold.
--Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen, 1813), Chapter 8
"It does seem, and it is most shocking indeed," replied Elizsabeth, with tears in her eyes, "that a sister's sense of decency and virtue in such a point should admit of doubt."
--Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen, 1813), Chapter 47
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A Compendium of Words and Expressions Used Today That Were Used During the English Regency, 1811-1820 (Give or Take A Few Years Either Way.) The list now includes the language of Federal America (late 18th and early 19th centuries).
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