Sentence:  The next day I couldn't use my black pair to school and in order not to spoil my white pair I used my "bakias" or wooden clogs instead. As I <WSD>clomped</WSD> into the classroom, for I was late that morning, my school teacher—a German nun—looked up and I saw her face wrinkle with displeasure, ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.