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How do I understand the language in Pride and Prejudice? I'm 13 and we haven't studied it in school but I would like to read it for fun but I can't understand even the first page! Can someone please help me out!
Hao Try an annotated version, it really helps. I tried reading it's non-annotated version a few months ago and I experience the same problem, so I decided…moreTry an annotated version, it really helps. I tried reading it's non-annotated version a few months ago and I experience the same problem, so I decided to restart the book with an annotated version. The version I read paraphrased a lot of complicated sentences so I could finish it under a week (I'm reading this book as a 14 yo). Another good thing about an annotated version is that it explains the custom and laws of the 1810s so the action and jokes of the book made a lot more sense. (less)
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by Jane Austen
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