Secondly
['sek(ə)ndlɪ] or ['sɛkəndli]
Definition
(adv.) In the second place.
Typed by Cyril
Examples
- Firstly, because I say so; and secondly, because discretion and reserve are a girl's best wisdom. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Secondly, In Pennsylvania there is no right of primogeniture, and lands, like moveables, are divided equally among all the children of the family. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- There seem to be two great aims in the philosophy of Plato,--first, to realize abstractions; secondly, to connect them. Plato. The Republic.
- Secondly, A certain number of sides, which are supposed indifferent. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Secondly, isn't Fledgeby both Pubsey and Co. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Secondly, In a private copartnery, each partner is bound for the debts contracted by the company, to the whole extent of his fortune. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Celeste had not yet sent in her account, and secondly, the amount it represented was only a fraction of the sum that Lily needed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Secondly, to pay the rent--here it is. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Secondly, Mr. Snagsby has to lay upon the table half a crown, his usual panacea for an immense variety of afflictions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Secondly, the wages of labour vary with the easiness and cheapness, or the difficulty and expense, of learning the business. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Secondly, if the share I took in the matter was such as to merit the expression of her gratitude towards myself? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Secondly,--Yes! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We had to consider, first, whether our proposals were possible, and secondly whether they were the most beneficial? Plato. The Republic.
- First, that you will allow me the free use of my understanding on the present occasion; and secondly, of my room. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Secondly, land is a subject which cannot be removed; whereas stock easily may. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Secondly, the wages of labour do not, in Great Britain, fluctuate with the price of provisions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Secondly, Upon the feeling any remorses for a crime, of which he has been guilty. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- And, secondly, this bad policy is not in those countries counterbalanced by the general liberty and security of the people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And, secondly, there has hitherto existed in the States no organization for and no tradition of what one may call non-assimilable possessions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Secondly, That the duties which the master was expected to perform would be of a twofold kind. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There must be first a husbandman, secondly a builder, thirdly a weaver, to which may be added a cobbler. Plato. The Republic.
- Secondly, Lord Berwick threw a large, hot leg of mutton at his well-powdered footman's head. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Firstly, that she did not love you; and secondly, that you did not love her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Secondly, he had known Moore's father, and had had dealings with him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Secondly, The transition to the idea of the connected cause or effect. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- They wanted to arrive at the truth, first, about the nature of justice and injustice, and secondly, about their relative advantages. Plato. The Republic.
- Secondly, Taxes upon the necessaries of life have nearly the same effect upon the circumstances of the people as a poor soil and a bad climate. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Secondly, it seems, on this account, altogether improper to consider artificers, manufacturers, and merchants, in the same light as menial servants. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Or, SECONDLY, That it runs into the other similar and correspondent views, and gives them a superior degree of force and vivacity. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Secondly, to repeat the warning in his letter. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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