1 Tutors also have rather a hard time of it there, as I know to my sorrow.
2 And Mr. Brooke looked so contented and cheerful that Meg was ashamed to lament her hard lot.
3 It seems so long to wait, so hard to do.
4 Do your best at college, and when he sees that you try to please him, I'm sure he won't be hard on you or unjust to you.
5 "You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo.
6 It's hard enough to have you change all of a sudden.
7 That was the hard minute, but the girls stood it well.
8 Jo helps me with the sewing, and insists on doing all sorts of hard jobs.
9 She tries very hard, and I know you will be pleased with her improvement when you come.
10 Laurie and I are both so proud, it's hard to beg pardon.
11 "If life is often as hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it," added her sister despondently.
12 While these things were happening at home, Amy was having hard times at Aunt March's.
13 There are a good many hard times in this life of ours, but we can always bear them if we ask help in the right way.
14 "I think it's been a pretty hard one," observed Amy, watching the light shine on her ring with thoughtful eyes.
15 "You can't know how hard it is for me to give up Meg," she continued with a little quiver in her voice.