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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!
tamamea Watch the movie, then read the book. Also do what a couple of people on here have said, and read it on an ebook so you can look up words. Finally, you…moreWatch the movie, then read the book. Also do what a couple of people on here have said, and read it on an ebook so you can look up words. Finally, your allowed to skip things. Don't feel to attached to understanding it in one go. I read it five or six times and the first time, I started in the middle skipped to the end and then effectively read backwards. In other words, get a good dictionary and relax. (less)
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by Jane Austen
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