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He had given his fourth grade pupils their own choice of subjects in the composition class that morning, and John Reid, a sober, matter-of-fact little urchin, with not the slightest embryonic development of a sense of humour, had, acting upon the whispered suggestion of a roguish desk-mate, elected to write upon "Courting."

Kilmeny of the Orchard Lucy Maud 1910

He had given his fourth grade pupils their own choice of subjects in the composition class that morning, and John Reid, a sober, matter-of-fact little urchin, with not the slightest embryonic development of a sense of humour, had, acting upon the whispered suggestion of a roguish desk-mate, elected to write upon "Courting."

Kilmeny of the Orchard 1908

Hattie, Emmy Lou's desk-mate, watched the door, too, but covertly, for Hattie did not like to acknowledge she did not know.

Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart George Madden Martin 1901

Miss Lizzie asked the class if there was any desk-mate a little girl preferred.

Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart George Madden Martin 1901

For it was a look of wonder and amusement that she encountered each time, and sometimes two girls would whisper behind their hands and laugh, or one would nudge her desk-mate to look around at the stranger, so that the flush came back to

The Heart of the Hills John Fox 1891

"Why, that new girl is only learning her a-b-c's," said a girl, and her desk-mate turned to her with a quick rebuke.

The Heart of the Hills John Fox 1891

First that nasty cold knocked out the IT department, then your desk-mate started sniffling.

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