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Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen · 1811
81%of this book is inside a 1600-word core English vocabulary
122,937words in the book
6,667different words
4,211beyond the core

Ranked #17 of 32 — easiest first.

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The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.

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