schoolmaster
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The yarn turns on the ambitions of Ichabod Crane, an awkward local schoolmaster, who pursues Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful daughter of a prosperous farmer of Dutch descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
In Silber’s revival, the wise schoolmaster Mr. Lundie is Widow Lundie, and the town flirt Meg Brockie is a pub owner pushing middle age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Her mother was born the daughter of a Methodist schoolmaster but was orphaned and taken in by a Muslim man who prayed five times a day.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
A former schoolmaster who, because of a small inheritance, has been able to retire to the country, Hopkins is vain, envious of others, accustomed to his domestic comforts and utterly self-centered.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
The words were spoken with a slow patience, like a schoolmaster reciting a forgotten lesson.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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