Wherein

Examples

• De Bracy was the first to break silence by an uncontrollable fit of laughter, wherein he was joined, though with more moderation, by the Templar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Wherein the wanderers were right, and the heads of the same were level. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• They even have in it a grotto wherein twenty thousand children were slaughtered by Herod when he was seeking the life of the infant Saviour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• At first it was a heavy sense of loss and sorrow, wherein I could distinguish little else. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• This reference is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Exodus, wherein the Lord commanded Moses to make golden spoons for the Tabernacle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It was a very small establishment, wherein a decent woman sat behind the counter working at her needle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Lizzie sat so still, that one could not have said wherein the fact of her manner being troubled was expressed; and yet one could not have doubted it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The screen of ground glass has a black back, and is placed in the focus of a lens in an ordinary camera obscura, wherein the image may be seen by looking down upon it. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Shortly afterward I was served with a paper, probably a judgment, wherein I was to pay nine months' rent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• There are other particulars of this system, wherein we may remark its dependence on the fancy, in a very conspicuous manner. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• For as like effects imply like causes, we must always ascribe the causation to the circumstance, wherein we discover the resemblance. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• We had plenty of chilly tunnels wherein to check our perspiration, though. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I wrote it to set him right in some points wherein he had mistaken my meaning. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• There was a silence, wherein he ate biscuits rapidly, as a rabbit eats leaves. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• These occupations brought her round to the December month, wherein her father walked among the terrors with a steady head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I therefore ask, Wherein consists the difference betwixt believing and disbelieving any proposition? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The principle of the dry condenser has, however, been lately made available in a new kind of engine, wherein the combined action of steam and of spirit vapour is applied as the propelling power. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• There ought, my dear, were it only to prove that this life is a mere state of probation, wherein neither rest nor recompense is to be vouchsafed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Then wherein does life centre, for you? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I was often invited there, and consulted in their affairs, wherein I sometimes was of service. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• This conclusion from a general view of human nature, we may confirm by particular instances, wherein the force of sympathy is very remarkable. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• There was a silence, wherein she wanted to cry. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Jo moves on, through the long vacation, down to Blackfriars Bridge, where he finds a baking stony corner wherein to settle to his repast. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• There are, however, instances, in cases of less moment, wherein this immediate taste or sentiment produces our approbation. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• I have heard a picture described, wherein all the inhabitants of earth were drawn out in fear to stand the encounter of Death. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• And this puts me in mind of an amusement, wherein I spent many of my leisure hours. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• These references to personal pride recall another characteristic of Edison wherein he differs from most men. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The learning of this people is very defective, consisting only in morality, history, poetry, and mathematics, wherein they must be allowed to excel. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The arts wherein the professors employ themselves. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• My remedy was to cut them in pieces with my knife, as they flew in the air, wherein my dexterity was much admired. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.

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