Partly

Examples

• Almost all countries exchange with one another, partly native and partly foreign goods. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I was partly urged by curiosity, and compassion confirmed my resolution. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Partly open, my Lord,' said Serjeant Snubbin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I dare say she partly does it to oblige Robert and myself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I either _could_ not, or _would_ not speak--I am not sure which: partlyI think, my nerves had got wrong, and partly my humour was crossed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Or if it was partly, was it wholly and entirely? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• They are still partly on a marriage, and partly on an artistic, tour. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• All this Caroline knew, partly by instinct, partly by observation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They are partly facetious, but also contain a germ of truth. Plato. The Republic.
• Partly--I mean, as to the possible issues. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• At the shore, where the ice has been partly forced out along the banks, it will be full of grass, leaves, pebbles and sticks, and presents a broken and frosted appearance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Well, that's partly it, said Mr. Venn, with ostentatious sentiment. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Partly the Huns were civilized and assimilated by the Chinese. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Light falling in a slanting direction is partly reflected and partly enters the stone; that part which enters is refracted or bent and causes the internal brilliancy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I got into bed, but jumped out immediately, finding them as cold as death, and partly frozen. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• I suppose it is partly our fault that they are selfish, and act like spoiled children; but I've talked to St. Clare till I am tired. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Oh,-- the ladies murmured; and Mrs. Archer added, partly to distract her daughter's attention from forbidden topics: Poor Regina! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Moreover he outlined and partly drafted an epic poem on the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The window was partly open, and a wire led from the machine on the table through the window to a gigantic kite that a high wind kept flying fully 400 feet above the room. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• H is a swinging frame, carrying the model T of a shoe last, and a roughed-out block U, partly converted into a shoe last. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Varying pitches are obtained partly by the varying wind pressure of the musician; if he breathes fast, the pitch rises; if he breathes slowly, the pitch falls. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I was born, and partly brought up, in one of our colonies. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Montesquieu, not from their poverty, but partly from this, and partly from the difficulty of recovering the money. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Partly right, Sir,' replied Mr. Peter Magnus, 'but partly wrong at the same time; try again, Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I sympathized with, and partly understood them, but I was unformed in mind; I was dependent on none, and related to none. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• To own the truth, Henry and I were partly driven out this very evening by a disappointment about a green goose, which he could not get the better of. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• No doubt a sense of this dilemma is partly responsible for Wilson's earnest plea that the question of liquor be left out of the campaign. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Hence, after that outburst, his inward effort was entirely to excuse her, and to blame the hard circumstances which were partly his fault. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• For this IS partly my affair, you see--at least, it depends on you to make it so. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The discomfort we feel in an overcrowded room is partly due to an excess of moisture in the air, resulting from the breathing and perspiration of many persons. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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