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His own marriage, to a physician's daughter, was childless; about the only thing he notes about his wife Elizabeth is her fondness for an "excellent and well-instructed parrot".

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2012

Then he listened with half-parted lips to his music as played by the well-instructed Sir Thomas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only a well-instructed and coolheaded diver can be expected to repress the powerful instinct to hold his breath on making his way to the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many a sad and serious hour have we read d'Israeli, and many a lesson may all lovers of literature learn from his well-instructed books.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

Indeed, at this stage the well-instructed child himself will be ready to give all the essential facts, and will feel free to ask questions concerning the facts he does not understand.

From The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young by Morley, Margaret Warner