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Pride and Prejudice, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in English that suits you.
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Original
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
- B2 version
- It is a truth accepted everywhere, that a single man with a good fortune must want a wife.
- A2 version
- Everyone knows this truth. A single man with a lot of money must want a wife.
acknowledged
verb · from “acknowledge”B1
Everyone agrees or accepts that this is true.
Usually: To accept or say that something is true or that a situation exists.