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Example sentences for "taught school"

  • While in college, in the winter of 1855, he taught school in Chester.

  • He taught school on "the ridge" West of Cleveland, walking out to the school house and back before and after school hours, and at the same time prosecuting his own studies.

  • There for two years he taught school, and for three, was pastor of a church.

  • In that year he went with his bride by horse team to the Sacramento valley of California, where he lived for three years, during which time he taught school.

  • He taught school for a time in Oregon and also pursued a course in the Corvallis College, from which he received his degree in 1873.

  • He taught school as a means of support while attaining an academical education.

  • He taught school for a time, and, in 1851, graduated in the Law Department of the University of Louisville, and soon after located in New Albany, Indiana.

  • He was bred a farmer, taught school for a time, and finally became a lawyer.

  • In 1838 he taught school in Darke County, Ohio, and subsequently taught two years in Missouri.

  • Emigrated to America; taught school in Pennsylvania for a time, and then took holy orders.

  • Taught school for a time; studied law at Ottawa; removed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 1882, and the same year called to the bar of Manitoba.

  • Taught school in Niagara and acted as a surveyor.

  • He taught school at Albany three years, and came to River Falls in 1859, where he is a dealer in real estate.

  • He taught school in Pennsylvania; came to Osceola in 1857; followed clerking and teaching school; was nine years in flouring mill and merchandising; was two years register of deeds, and has filled minor offices.

  • He taught school for a time at Searsville, and then purchased the farm which became the family homestead.

  • He taught school for a time and was later associated with the clothing industry at Ossining, N.

  • As a young man he taught school for a while in his home district, and then learned to be an architect and builder.

  • He taught school in Wor-ces-ter to earn the means to take up law; and in 1758 he be-came a law-yer.

  • All the time he was here he paid his own way, and when he left Col-lege he taught school, so that he could lay by means to go to New York and stud-y law.

  • The mother never knew of operations for such trifles when she taught school; she supposes her boy needs an operation, but "just can't bear to see the dear child hurt.

  • The result was that when I taught school, a scream, a broken desk, or unusual noise outside reminded me of my old aristocrat in time to prevent my muscles from jumping.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being heated; dear niece; divine power; domestic manufactures; felt much; good home; grace would; guess you; half aloud; intermediate food; inviting them; lady herself; like unto; mind you; perfect righteousness; pleaded guilty; righteousness shall; say this; second demi; taught school; taught them; the senate; would laugh