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1 I'm apt to forget my resolutions, but if I had something always about me to remind me, I guess I should do better.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWENTY
2 She and Amy had had many lively skirmishes in the course of their lives, for both had quick tempers and were apt to be violent when fairly roused.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER EIGHT
3 There was a good deal of rustling and whispering behind the curtain, a trifle of lamp smoke, and an occasional giggle from Amy, who was apt to get hysterical in the excitement of the moment.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWO
4 This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
5 I know that I can carry it out perfectly well, if you and the girls will help a little, and I don't see why I can't if I'm willing to pay for it, said Amy, with the decision which opposition was apt to change into obstinacy.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
6 Now, Jo did not like to leave it, for Mr. Dashwood didn't suit her at all, but, under the circumstances, there was nothing for her to do but bow and walk away, looking particularly tall and dignified, as she was apt to do when nettled or abashed.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
7 But when our first little passion has been crushed, we are apt to be wary and slow in making a second trial, so Laurie let the days pass, enjoying every hour, and leaving to chance the utterance of the word that would put an end to the first and sweetest part of his new romance.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER FORTY-ONE