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Meanings of by degrees in English

Making progress, but slowly.

Usage of by degrees in English
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My observations were at first merely general; by degrees they became particular.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
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In the mean time the sea swelled, and rose up by degrees.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
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Arabella did calm herself down by degrees; and they crossed the ridge-way.
Jude the Obscure
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But by degrees the long reel unwinded itself;-angelof light, and all.
Orley Farm
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But by degrees, he assumed courage to look it in the face.
History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
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Among the Greeks, however, the chorus passed by degrees into the drama.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 / A Magazi...
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Reprieved, the old king brightened up; by degrees becoming jolly as ever.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
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And by degrees a plan of action formed itself in her mind.
A True Friend: A Novel
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Thus was credit restored; and by degrees private lenders too were found.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; /...
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For three years they had been stripped of their humanity by degrees.
The Irish Times
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That would be hard upon you; you will learn them by degrees.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
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Lastly, stir in, by degrees, the pounded almonds, and the currants alternately.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
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It then, by degrees, imbibes the liquid and sinks to the bottom.
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets / Or, A ...
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The temperature rose by degrees, and the heaped-up snow began to melt.
The English at the North Pole / Part I of the Adventures of Capt...
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But it wrought by degrees all effect on the thinking of mankind.
The Chief End of Man
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Up-stairs there was a very cosy party who came in by degrees.
The American Senator