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“By means of the study of literature the best direct instruction may be given, and wholesome lessons may be taught abundantly in that charming way which accomplishes its purpose without a recognition on the part of the readers that they are being _taught_.”
“Finding in himself a guiding voice, he is quick to find too that his is a voice that is received from above: His voice is that of the “them that are taught” ” his ability to help save those who are drowning is not his own, but is, rather, ˜taught,™ a gift given to him by God.”
“But as the term taught nothing to him who knew, said nothing to him who did not know, understand, and feel, Chopin afterwards ceased to add this explanation to his music, being persuaded that if one understood it, it was impossible not to divine this rule of irregularity.”
“What this kid was "taught" is that one; if you are violating a rule, don't tell anyone!, two; If you want extra time hunting do tell someone!”
“Catholicism, so I was taught, is a religion of shared pain.”
“My mother taught from the late '40s through the' 60s, and what I saw back then was she had to beg to get parents to come.”
“More interesting than labeling the classes I've taught is the connection between them.”
The Huffington Post: Max Eternity: Joe Nalven: Living Anthropology and the Art of "Homage"
“Of course, a student has to be taught from a somewhat early age how to be discerning about the sources of education, but this is true for one who goes to a college as well as for one who is self-educated.”
“In retirement, Mr. Shevlin taught business law for two years at St. Bonaventure University in western New York before returning to Virginia to open a general private practice.”
“She pretended to be totally satisfied with what the elder dolphin taught her, and Pelagia was very good at deception.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘taught’.
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eggplantia5's Words
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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wordsmithing part deux
because wordsmith is not a verb.
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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jamieb's Words
obsequious, whimsical, flagella, matrix, happy, pineapple, joy, ambulophobia, lysozome, time, yawn, fracture and 111 more...
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OM2 Lesson 16
cookout, backyard, skewer, shish kebab, anyone, grill, hot, sheep, lamb, nobody, mistaken, somebody and 23 more...
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Homonyms
Homophones and homographs
wait, weight, read, reed, red, can, ken, rheumy, roomy, bore, boar, storey and 9 more...
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Silent "GH"
doughnut, taught, ought, haughty, caught, naughty, fraught, slaughter, daughter, twilight, tight, nigh and 16 more...
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new words to learn
new words from study
pudder, misleading, threatening, striking, faith, drone, priest, taught
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bilby Sorry but that's a barfy example. As most people would not consider private study to be a class, the taught in that example sentence is redundant. Oct 27, 2011
GHibbs Also, as an adjective. 'They had to study on their own, but had a taught class each week.' Oct 27, 2011