Шарлотта Бронте - Лучшие романы сестер Бронте / The best of the Brontë sisters
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to obtain a situation – to get a place
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fiddle = fiddlesticks – rubbish
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bairns – children (Scottish)
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a crony – a buddy, a friend
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monomania – obsession with something (only one thing)
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sterling worth – here: true value
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brethren of the cloth – from archaic “brothers,” meaning members of the same society, here of the clergy
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nominal daughter – meaning that she was Huntingdon’s daughter
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i.e. – from id est (Latin) = that is
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stalwart – strong and well-built
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Here the coachman uses both archaic and dialect expressions. Yonder – that, there, to that place
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gotten overed – got over, finished
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’un – one
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Ay – yes
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should a been wed afore – should have been
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long purse – she is rich
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fell out – parted
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hopportunity – opportunity
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’at – that
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I lay she’ll rue her bargain afore long – I’m sure she’ll feel remorse before long
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perlite – pearly
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longer – apparently from the “long face” = in a bad mood
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nipping – venomous; screwing – greedy
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grudging – discontent, resentment
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Christmas-rose – hellebore, a small white-flowered plant
