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I have enjoyed you extremely, and as the Little Schoolma'am seems always to answer such questions, I write to you hoping you will ask her.
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Schoolma'am (Dent), 1913; Jephthah's Daughter (Erskine MacDonald),
A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry Various
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Schoolma'am says that it was; and she always is right.
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The Little Schoolma'am says it is not absolutely certain who wrote the plays you name, but this is about the way the matter stands:
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Do you think the Little Schoolma'am would know where all these places are?
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Schoolma'am though I am, three months ago I didn't know there was such a place in the world such as Lodz.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
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The names were written on strips of birch bark with a pencil Schoolma'am Jane produced from her pocket, and placed in Anne's hat.
Anne of Avonlea 1909
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The names were written on strips of birch bark with a pencil Schoolma'am
Anne of Avonlea 1908
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Weary would not, because he had promised his Little Schoolma'am to take care of himself and not take any useless risks; even the temptation of a two-hundred-dollar purse could not persuade him that a rough-riding contest is perfectly safe and without the ban.
The Happy Family B. M. Bower 1905
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Mame Beckman has got an attack; she told Schoolma'am she could die for Pink and never bat an eye.
The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories B. M. Bower 1905
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