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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
AGE
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
all
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
always
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
Anglicè
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
argues
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
arguments
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
case
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
Clarissa
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
clement
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
common
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
convince
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
CRABBED
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
debatings
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
differ
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
English
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
excellent
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
get
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
glad
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
happen
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
happy
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
Harlowe
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
hearts
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
Howe
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
human
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
ii
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
judge
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
likewise
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
matters
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
Miss
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
morality
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
most
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
mother
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
notably
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
now
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
often
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
only
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
others
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
own
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
pert
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
pleader
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
pretty
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
put
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
say
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
says
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
seldom
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
successful
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
then
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
too
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
trying
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
understood
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From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
vehement
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From this reading A pretty common case, I believe, in all _vehement_ debatings.
very
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
vol
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
warmly
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
well
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From this reading I happen often to differ from her; and we both think so well of our own arguments, that we very seldom are so happy as to convince one another.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
wise
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
witty
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the morality of the thing, you will be glad to hear, is excellent; for it is only by trying to understand others that we can get our own hearts understood; and in matters of human feeling the clement judge is the most successful pleader.
young
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From this reading She says, I am _too witty_; Anglicè, _too pert_; I, that she is _too wise_; that is to say, being likewise put into English, _not so young as she has been_.”—Miss Howe to Miss Harlowe, _Clarissa_, vol. ii.
YOUTH
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From this reading CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH “You know my mother now and then argues very notably; always very warmly at least.
