(1) Austen's novels engendered, or led to, much interest in Austen herself, but she avoided literary circles and publicity. Definition-(Verb) Cause or give rise to. Your Sentence -Global warming has engendered the importance of keeping the envirnoment clean.
(2) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends. Definition-(Noun) A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person. Your Sentence - I used to be an introvert person.
(3) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy. Definition-(Noun) A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual. Your Sentence- While some may admire my idiosyncrasy, others may envy it.
(4) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would. Definition-(Adj) Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous. Your Sentence - People should always have something to be humdrum about.
(5) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics. Definition-(Noun) A religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon Your Sentence - Studying homilies sounds like something interesting.
(6) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her character. Definition-(Verb) To credit or assign. Your Sentence - I always ascribe anything that I don't own.
(7) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist? Definition–(Adj) Of or no importance. Your Sentence - Going to the mall is inconsequential at this moment.
(8) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was never trite or unoriginal. Definition-(Adj) Made commenplace or trite. Your Sentence - It was hackneyed to everyone that the library was the best place to study.
(9) Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work. Definition-(Noun) A model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence. Your Sentence - My teahers are my paragons.
(10) Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in 1817?Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head. Definition-(Noun) A mournful, melancholoy, or plainful peom, espically a funeral song or a lament for the dead. Your Sentence - The harmony of the elegy made me cry.