Read full poem →Most justly think (and we are much the gainers)
Such conduct neither spirit, wit, nor manners.
For Right the third, our last, our best, our dearest,
Dictionary Entry
conduct
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈkɒndʌkt/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓The act or method of controlling or directing
In a Sentence
“Students can use conduct to explain The act or method of controlling or directing.”
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Poetry examples for “conduct”
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Read full poem →Here gape your great grand-sons—their wives gaze at them from the windows,
See how well dress’d—see how orderly they conduct themselves.
Worse and worse! Can’t you stand it? Are you retreating?