ragged school
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The museum is housed in three huge canalside buildings, which once formed the largest ragged school in run by Dr Thomas Barnardo.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
Her little girl was one of the many examples of the blessed effects of a ragged school.
From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne
Together with one or two fellow students he conducted a ragged school in an old stable.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
"And yet you are consenting to your friend's earning a living by teaching a ragged school."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
The ragged school children loved him, and through them, he got at the hearts of some of their degraded parents.
From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne
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