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The Participial phrase is destroyed by fire, and the word modified is house. This is an example of participial phrase servings as an adjective modifying the word house. This could also be reworded into. Destroyed by fire, the neighbors found their house.
My Antonia is a novel written by the Author Willa Cather in 1918. The novel tells the story of the pioneers of Nebraska and their life in the Old West, The story makes emphasis on the role of the women during that time. There are two other novels which are the thematic preceding of My Antonia: O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.
The theme presented in the comparison of the older siblings with the younger ones is that when it comes to character or education, there is not better school than life. This is actually the main content of the whole passage presented here.
Life experiences and hard work represent a better school and teachings than the ones you can get in the formal schooling system.