Etymology
Origin of tutorage
Example Sentences
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The Glasgow curriculum, for John especially, lasted but one year; who, after some farther tutorage from Mr. Jacobson or Dr. Trollope, was appointed for a more ambitious sphere of education.
From Life of John Sterling by Carlyle, Thomas
This system of tutorage is by no means uncommon, nor is it confined to the male sex.
From The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age by Wilderspin, Samuel
He even commenced to acquire the rudiments of their language under the pleasant tutorage of the brown-eyed girl.
From Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Concerning the tutorage, is not the salary low, and absence from your family unavoidable?
From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Lamb, Charles
Some of them may have been interpreting life as having a good time, but, under the tutorage of Tom, they soon came to feel that having a good time means whitewashing a fence.
From The Vitalized School by Pearson, Francis B.
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