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Word: jacobina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1984-1984
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Just as Miss Manners urges, the Martins have reared, educated and nagged at two children, who appear to have acquired flawless manners. "It's amazing how much a parent can terrify a child without actually doing anything," says Nicholas, 18, a freshman at Harvard. Jacobina, 13, plays the harp and studies at a private school in Washington. Once when Martin relayed a prying reporter's request to interview the whole family at home, Jacobina objected, "But mother, I wasn't brought up in that manner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: I Have Ten Forks | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

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