“Be not alarmed, Madam, on receiving this letter, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments, or renewal of those offers, which were last night so disgusting to you. I write without any intention of paining you, or humbling myself, by dwelling on wishes, which, for the happiness of both, cannot be too soon forgotten; and the effort which the formation and the perusal of this letter must occasion should have been spared, had not my character required it to be written and read. You must, therefore, pardon the freedom with which I demand your attention; your feelings, I know, will bestow it unwillingly, but I demand it of your justice.”
(Extract from Pride and Prejudice. By Jane Austen. Book first published by Jane Austen in January 28, 1813)

The expression “by dwelling on wishes” means:

The word “perusal” defines:

In the text, the connective adverb “therefore” is synonymous with the following words, except:

The expression “will bestow it unwillingly” points out to the fact that:

The expression “and that’s the way the cookie crumbles” can be replaced, without changes in meaning, by:

The words “otherwise’ and ‘avoid’ can be replaced by:

“When it comes to technology dependence, personal moderation can play a central role. Though the Internet has become a requirement for many aspects of our lives, there are still many occasions when unplugging is possible — and preferable — to being tethered to a device. With continuing innovation and technology changes, it will become more difficult to strike a balance between “real” life and online life. But as more is learned about our tendency to become attached to technology, strategies and even treatments will emerge to help mitigate the negative behaviors associated with it. ”

“Though” can be classified as:

When the author said that “there are still many occasions when unplugging is possible — and preferable — to being tethered to a device”, she meant:

Choose the sentence that best describes the excerpt “But as more is learned about our tendency to become attached to technology, strategies and even treatments will emerge to help mitigate the negative behaviors associated with it.”:

Kevin said “And just when I thought of a loophole,…”, which meant:

Which of the following sentences are not correctly reported?

Choose the option in which the BOLDED word is wrongly classified: