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Chapter 12 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON DOMESTIC MANNERS. What are Good-manners. Defect in American Manners. Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for. Cause of the Want of Courtesy in American Manners.
Chapter 12 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading “Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.”
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading “Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “Cause of the Want of Courtesy in American Manners.”
an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading “Defect in American Manners.”
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading “Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC MANNERS.”
plural of “puritan” — a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.”
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Defect in American Manners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are Good-manners.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Cause of the Want of Courtesy in American Manners.
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Cause of the Want of Courtesy in American Manners.
an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading Defect in American Manners.
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading ON DOMESTIC MANNERS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
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From this reading What are Good-manners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Defect in American Manners.
social deportment
From this reading ON DOMESTIC MANNERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DOMESTIC MANNERS.
plural of “puritan” — a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coldness and Reserve of the Descendants of the Puritans accounted for.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Cause of the Want of Courtesy in American Manners.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are Good-manners.
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