Specially

Examples

• Mademoiselle, like most Belgian ladies, was specially skilful with her needle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Better be generally in love with all than specially with one, I should think, in that quarter. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Well, there are things which are placed beyond the pale of discussion; and I thought this was specially so, and by mutual agreement. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• For as to the notion of external existence, when taken for something specially different from our perceptions [Part. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Like himself they had failed to grasp the necessity of entrusting the work of settlement to more specially qualified men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Mr Pancks rose into new distinction in virtue of being specially remembered in the letter. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The cushions are fastened to the inside of the rail by means of a specially prepared glue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Gerald glistened for a moment with pleasure, as if it were something done specially to please him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Take example by your father, my boy, and be wery careful o' widders all your life, 'specially if they've kept a public-house, Sammy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But he is specially in love with one besides, for when I and Donne urged him to make a choice amongst the fair bevy, he named--which do you think? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• A specially constructed Diesel engine was probably the chief aid in the accomplishment of the first submarine trans-Atlantic voyage by the German submarine Deutschland. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But, it is so amazing how any people can have come to a total smash, that everybody feels bound to account for it specially. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The house and its inmates specially suited me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The first servant who went in after me would conclude that my aunt had dropped it, and would be specially careful to restore it to her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• A society marked off into classes need he specially attentive only to the education of its ruling elements. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• She specially applied here at the house to be admitted, as not regularly belonging to our town, and—yes, you are right, Bounderby, you are right. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The Doctor was in his best condition, and looked specially young. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Accuracy is obtained by the employment of specially-trained and long-experienced workmen. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And now I jist ask you, Mas'r, have I ever broke word to you, or gone contrary to you, 'specially since I was a Christian? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He looked at me as if I was a stranger, when I handed him the washing-book; and he was very specially polite in thanking me for bringing it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The crew were a set of ruffians, specially picked for the job. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I did not want a detached study of some specially selected cross-section of what is after all not the typical economic life of America. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• They have a specially developed climbing style of their own. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Specially to introduce James Harthouse, Esquire. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• This speech was addressed to Tom quite confidentially, as if it was something that would be specially interesting to him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I believe Mrs. Bardell specially said, however,' observed Fogg, glancing at Dodson, 'that she would not compromise for a farthing less. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He had to devise and make many of the tools he needed, and to train his men specially for this business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Malone seemed specially at a loss, when a bouquet filled one hand, while his shillelah occupied the other. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was brief, and related specially to his getting his troops over the river. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It was specially suited for a trial plant also, in the early days when a yield of six or eight lamps to the horse-power was considered subject for congratulation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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