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overtire

[oh-ver-tahyuhr] / ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪər /








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Don't overtire yourself—don't use improvidently the new strength.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

"Do not overtire yourself, my dear!" she said, with effusion; and Oliver, looking down, knew very well what his mother's rare effusion meant, if Diana did not.

From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Of the work that is given to the brain itself to overtire it we must speak later.

From Nerves and Common Sense by Call, Annie Payson

She was not so strong as her sister, and a two-mile walk to school was apt to overtire her.

From The Twenty-Fourth of June by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)

It should not be violent or so great as to fatigue and overtire.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson




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