alteration "all these alterations could be made from the savings of an income of five hundred a-year"
wicket "and a neat wicket gate admitted them into it"
vanity "Lady Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of her table, and of all her domestic arrangements; and from this kind of vanity was her greatest enjoyment in any of their parties."
demesne "A small green court was the whole of its demesne in front."
to hunt "He hunted and shot, and she humoured her children"
deficiency "Continual engagements at home and abroad, however, supplied all the deficiencies of nature and education"
disposed "She was perfectly disposed to make every allowance for the colonel’s advanced state of life which humanity required."
a piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use
inclined or willing
a small door or gate, especially one beside or in a larger one
the action or process of altering or being altered
pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food
excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
a lack or shortage