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Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen in Turkish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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A father dies barely a year after coming into his fortune, and a single clause in an old man's will settles the family estate on an infant great-nephew instead of the widow and daughters left behind. What follows is one of Jane Austen's quietest cruelties: a deathbed promise to provide for them, and a son who talks himself out of it by degrees. Three thousand pounds shrinks to five hundred, then to an annuity, then to a few kind favors, all while he believes himself generous. The narration lets him unravel in his own reasonable-sounding words, and the effect is comedy with a cold edge.
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Dashwood ailesi uzun zamandır Sussex’te yaşıyordu.
The Dashwood family had lived in Sussex for a long time.
Çok fazla toprakları vardı ve evleri, topraklarının ortasında, Norland Park’taydı.
They owned a lot of land, and their home was at Norland Park, in the middle of their land.
Uzun, uzun yıllar boyunca aileleri orada yaşadı. Komşuları onları çok severdi.
For many, many years, their family had lived there. Their neighbors liked them very much.
Bu mülkün son sahibi, çok yaşlı yaşına kadar yaşayan bekar bir adamdı.
The last owner of this estate was a single man who lived to be very old.
Uzun yıllar boyunca kız kardeşi onunla yaşadı ve evine baktı.
For many years, his sister lived with him and took care of his house.
Ama o, ondan on yıl önce öldü. Bundan sonra kendini çok üzgün ve yalnız hissetti.
But she died ten years before he did. After this, he felt very sad and lonely.
Onun ardından boş bir yer kaldı. Bu yüzden yeğeni Bay Henry Dashwood’u ve ailesini kendisiyle birlikte yaşamaya davet etti.
She left an empty space. So he invited his nephew, Mr. Henry Dashwood, and his family to live with him.