Chapter 12 of Our Deportment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Our Deportment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Home Training. Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home. There the first lessons of infancy are learned. The mother's heart is the child's first school-room. The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
Chapter 12 of Our Deportment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.”
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.”
past form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.”
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading “There the first lessons of infancy are learned.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Home Training.
past form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother's heart is the child's first school-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the first lessons of infancy are learned.
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading Home Training.
belonging to which person
From this reading The parents' examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our earliest and best recollections are associated with home.
Chapter 12 of Our Deportment by John H. Young holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 12 holds 166 sentences of Our Deportment, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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