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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
all
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
appear
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
beating
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
Blessed
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From this reading * * * * * Blessed be sleep!
bloom
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
bringing
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
cheapen
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
contempt
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
deference
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
defiling
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
derision
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
described
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
doing
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
don't
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
dress-makers
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
flowers
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
girls
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
happy
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From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
lessen
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
living
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From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
mammas
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
manner
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
moment
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
most
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
natural
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
Now
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
perfectly
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
public
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
say
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
sleep
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From this reading * * * * * Blessed be sleep!
snow
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
that's
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
then
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From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
too
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
very
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
well
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
windows
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From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
womanhood
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
young
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From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
youth
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From this reading Now that's perfectly natural, and right too, that you should have your youth; that you should, as girls say, "make the most of yourselves;" but in doing so don't you think it would be well not to _lessen_ or cheapen yourselves? and I submit, with all deference to your dress-makers and mammas, that every one of you who appear in public in the manner I have described, are doing this very thing--are defiling womanhood, and are bringing it into derision and contempt, whether you believe it or not.
