GOVERNESSED

Verb

governessed

simple past tense and past participle of governess

Source: Wiktionary


GOVERNESS

Gov"ern*ess, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. governeresse. See Governor.]

Definition: A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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