Sentence:  I depended on Philip now, for I had nothing, not even seven cents for carfare. I could be certain, however, that he wouldn't <WSD>moralize</WSD> at me, he'd set about dressing me, he'd scrounge a sweater among his neighborhood acquaintances ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To make moral reflections ("on, upon," "about" or "over" something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.