And even as his mother secretly taught him to read, so did he teach me.

At the age of 8 Stavros made his first bouzouki out of an old tin can and secretly taught himself how to play.

Nevertheless, Jackson secretly taught the slave to write, as he had promised.

When most schools were closed, Ms. Shirzai secretly taught some children in her home.

As early as eight years old, he began to secretly teach himself to read Russian.

Despite the risk, she secretly taught slaves and free blacks to read and write, which was prohibited by law.

He secretly taught him the entire discipline of Sinanju.

During the period of fundamentalist rule, she stayed in Afghanistan to secretly teach women.

She secretly taught herself to write, a skill which was unusual for women at the time.

He in turn secretly taught the community of slaves to read and write.