accustom
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Accustom yourself to rise early; fix a certain hour, and let nothing but indisposition prevent your being up at the appointed time.
From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott)
Accustom the child to depend only on circumstances, and as his education goes on, you will follow the order of nature.
From Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts by Steeg, Jules
Accustom thine eye—and through it thy soul, to that transcendent substitution, and deeply will they be reconciled.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
Accustom children to getting the light of the Bible on their lives, remembering that this book is a light and not a fence nor a code of laws.
From Religious Education in the Family by Cope, Henry Frederick
Accustom yourself to make these pious aspirations naturally and without effort, and let them for the most part be expressive of confidence and love.
From Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears by Quadrupani, Carlo Giuseppe
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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Tears of a Tiger
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