after a sort
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"Yes, again; but it's after a sort not very flattering to the personal vanity of us poor mortals."
From Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
She graunted after a sort, but referred all to the Lord of Canterbury.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John
She could read after a sort; and picked out the fat figures in the tickets of prices, for the most part correctly.
From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles
But it is to another end; for there he promises exceeding and permanent joy after a sort, though it appear trouble.
From The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. by Knox, John
Well, I mean that all these things are seeking after a sort of co-operation that's greater than our power even of imaginative realization; that's what I mean.
From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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