1) Austen's novels engendered, or led to, much interest in Austen herself, but she avoided literary circles and publicity. Definition-to produce, cause, or give rise to Your Sentence -All this uncertainty has engendered two competing political narratives.
(2) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends. Definition-a shy person. Your Sentence -The social power of the introvert is now well known
(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-a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. Your Sentence -
(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-humdrum character or routine; monotony Your Sentence -
(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-a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature Your Sentence -
(6) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her character. Definition-to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: Your Sentence -
(7) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist? Definition–of little or no importance Your Sentence -
(9) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was never trite or unoriginal. Definition-made commonplace or trite; stale; banal Your Sentence -The concept of an evil corporation is pretty hackneyed at this point
(9) Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work. Definition-a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence Your Sentence- The charges are sharply at odds with the firm's jealously guarded self-image as a paragon of integrity.
(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? Definition-a poem written in elegiac meter. Your Sentence -After much on this, he returns to the kinds-examining and dismissing objections to pastoral, elegy and what not.