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  • curtsy
    a respectful bow made by women and girls
  • knit
    to make clothes out of wool, using long needles
  • beg
    to make a very strong and urgent request
  • silk
    a soft, light, highly valued fabric
  • inn
    small hotel
  • gentleman
    a man of good family, usually wealthy
  • marriage
    The legal unions of a man and woman as husband and wife.
  • Signor
    the Italian word for 'sir' or 'Mr'
  • assembly
    a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.
  • sermon
    a speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship
  • landlady
    a woman who is paid rent by people for the use of a room, building, or piece of land which she owns
  • mistress
    a woman with authority, head of the house
  • carriage
    a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses
  • trick
    an action that is meant to deceive someone
  • trade
    the action of buying and selling goods and services.
  • drawing-room
    a formal reception room, especially in an apartment or private house
  • rent
    A fee charged for the use of property or land
  • rector
    the ruler of a church
  • anxious
    worried, concerned
  • maid
    female servant
  • cap
    a kind of soft hat of the times, worn by women indoors
  • lodge
    to pay to live in someone's house
  • estate
    a large area of land (not in a town) with one owner
  • sofa
    a comfortable seat wide enough for two/three people to sit on
  • in-law
    related by marriage
  • twin
    one of two children who are born to the same mother at the same time
  • conjurer
    one who performs magic; sorcerer
  • respect
    to look up to someone; to show honor
  • funeral
    a ceremony in which a deceased person is buried or cremated
  • love-affair
    a romantic sexual relationship, usually between people who are not married to each other
  • forgive
    stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
  • cart
    a vehicle on wheels that is used for carrying things
  • turban
    a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
  • honour
    show respect towards
  • pillow
    a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
  • share
    Piece of ownership in a company, mutual fund or other investment
  • joke
    something said or done to cause laughter
  • magic
    supernatural techniques intended to accomplish specific aims
  • poem
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  • related
    in the same family
  • widow
    a woman whose husband has died
  • county
    the basic administrative unit of local government
  • style
    a special way of doing something, eg writing or dressing
  • tray
    an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
  • lord
    landowner
  • late
    (of a person) no longer alive
  • shawl
    a piece of cloth worn round the shoulders and head.
  • bonnet
    a hat tied under the chin
  • fashion
    a currently accepted or popular style in a given field
  • Aga
    a title for an important man or leader in Muslim countries
  • approve
    to agree with
  • vulgar
    lacking refinement or taste; crude
  • dimples
    tiny hollow places on a person's cheek
  • cough
    sudden, noisy expulsion of air from the lungs
  • elder
    An older person in a family or society
  • Honourable
    a title for the children of some noblemen
  • society
    people who share a culture and a territory
  • ribbon
    a long narrow piece of fine material for tying on clothes, round parcels etc
  • announce
    to make known publicly
  • candle
    stick of wax which gives off light when it burns
  • rule
    The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy.
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