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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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.
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.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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.
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.
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.
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.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
accept as true; take to be true
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.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading * * * * * Blessed be sleep!
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
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.
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.
cheapenverbUS /ˈtʃiːpən/
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
deferencenounUS /ˈdefərəns/
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
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.
derisionnounUS /dərˈɪʒən/
contemptuous laughter
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.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
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.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
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.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
plural of “girl” — a young female
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.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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.
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.
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.
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.
lessenverbUS /ˈlesən/
decrease in size, extent, or range
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.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
engage in
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.
how something is done or how it happens
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.
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.
a particular point in time
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
used to form the superlative
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.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
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.
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.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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.
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.
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.
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.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Then_ our dead are living.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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.
people in general considered as a whole
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.
precisely, exactly
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.
express in words
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.
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.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading * * * * * Blessed be sleep!
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
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/
refer for judgment or consideration
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.
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.
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.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
a special 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.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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.
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.
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.
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.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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.
precisely as stated
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.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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.
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.
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.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Then, the flowers bloom, though the snow may at that moment be beating against our windows.
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.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
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.
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.
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.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We are all young then; we are all happy.
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.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
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.
