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Her entries consisted of artistic manifestos, trivial complaints, character sketches and simple accounts of her day which increasingly shaded off into fantasy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
He speaks in an unexpectedly light, clear voice that is nonetheless shading off into the maundering monologue of an old man, exhausted by war and personal catastrophes. Lincoln – review 2013-01-24T15:30:01Z
He leads military officials along the airport’s runway in a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood action movie, at one point whipping his shades off to stare at the camera. EXPLAINER: What made North Korea test giant new ICBM? 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z
Wall Street eased last week to break a string of gains, though the major indices were only a shade off all-time highs. Asia shares inch higher ahead of China data 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z
Strong demand combined with limited supply kept the median price just a shade off the record-high set in July. Homebuyer activity strong in Reno-Sparks; supply shrinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z
Today, Melania Trump’s coat was pale blue and Michelle Obama’s was maroon, and that seemed to capture the day: patriotic, yes, but a few shades off. A Dark Inaugural 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z
France was a revelation—shades off the window. Guy Fieri’s Two Off-the-Hook California Homes 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z
There was then a debate among several afternoon regulars in the shade off the courts. Central Park Tennis Center in Manhattan Is a Place for Passionate Players 2012-08-22T03:40:09Z
They must be shaded off, like half tints at set of sun. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z
It shades off into Scrophulariaceæ, from which the plaited regular corolla and 5 equal stamens generally distinguish it. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z
The duchess lifted the shade off one of the lights on the candelabra and looked still more searchingly at the engineer. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z
The late afternoon shaded off into twilight, twilight into dusk, dusk into darkness, and still he lay motionless. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z
The plot is a heart-rending tragedy; the scenes are skillfully shaded off till they present the sullen blackness of midnight; the whole winding up with terrible retributions and despair. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
Fields of spinach and of clover varied the coloring of the pastures, which were shaded off on cool slopes into the dark green of Kentucky blue-grass. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
The one class gradually shades off into the other. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z
In our mental geography the American world shades off into a hazy and troubled region southward about which we have known little and cared less. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z
These flowers are of the most delicate pink, shaded off to white, and of a velvety surface, the lower part of the petals being yellow. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z
Fine rain shaded off into showers as the train proceeded eastward. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z
It shaded off from light to dark according to its thickness; it was speckled with air bubbles; it was streaked and clouded; and all these imperfections of manufacture went to perfection of colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
The agents of development are not many, though their joint work shades off into a great number of variations. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z
Various things,” he answered, unconsciously shading off his lightness of tone a little, as the ugliness of a particularly grim affair which he had been engaged upon investigating, obtruded unpleasantly at such a moment. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z
The difficulty with photographs is, of course, that many parts of them are not of equal blackness or whiteness, but shade off gradually from one into the other. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z
This lamp with the shade off is the sun. The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z
He smooths the surface carefully flush with the wood, and then very carefully paints the place over, shading off the paint at the edges so as to leave no signs of a patch. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z
The rolls of ancient demesne manors present a considerable variety of types, shading off from an almost complete independence of the suitors to forms which are not very different from those of common law manors. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z
It will perhaps shade off into a mild chronic complaint—if it returns frequently with the same violence, I shall break up by degrees, and follow my dear Chief. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z
Moreover, I have before mentioned her tendency, which seems to me to have arisen from her deafness, to give insufficient shading off in depicting character. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z
A low, 34 broad forehead, a straight line of bronze brown, shading off in a delicate curve and fineness at the temple. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z
Its slate became steel-blue—the steel-blue deepened into purple shading off into amethyst, while the sky and the air all about us grew rosy, then saffron, then silver. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z
Here the minor peculiarities of a goldfield, somewhat shaded off in the civilisation of Ballarat, commenced to present themselves. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z
As he spoke, he passed his hands across his eyes to shade off the sun. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z
On they went for some distance, admiring the ice pinnacles, leaning over crevasses, and peering down into the depths where the deep blue of the ice walls shaded off into blackness. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z
Their coats are not woolly, but are covered with glossy brown hair, shading off in the lower parts to a white as pure as the snow-drifts among which they live. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z
The eastern tribes shade off into their neighbours. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
There had been no shading off, no gradations; he had come straight from a great seat of civilization to the heart of the wilderness. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z
The local customs were those of shires and hundreds, and shaded off into each other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
The ugly roof turned garden, the chimneys shaded off into trees, as though her little dance flashed aspiration into rigid bricks. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z
Sentiment may take the form of humor or of pathos, and, as is often remarked, these two qualities shade off into each other by imperceptible degrees. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z
Colour, generally a dirty yellowish brown, shading off to olive and coppery brown in the south, and to lemon or whitish in N. China. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
The term “conciliation” is ordinarily used to cover a large number of methods of settlement, shading off in the one direction into “arbitration” and in the other into ordinary direct negotiation between the parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"
Colouring:—Upper side, male, pale silvery greenish blue, with very silky gloss, and shading off into a broad black border. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species
Later, when the evening had shaded off and the ladies had left us, we sat in the smoking-room talking till late. The Haunted Pajamas
For they are apt to be indefinite and to shade off one form into another. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools
It is conceived poetically by Plotinus as resembling light which radiates from a bright centre, and grows dimmer as it passes outwards, till it shades off at last into total darkness. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
We have now traced the atmosphere up to the point where it shades off into the ether that is supposed to fill all interplanetary space. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water.
The caterpillar that results from these, when it grows up, is of a fine green colour, shagreened over with black points, and shading off into a paler line along the side. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species
St. Dabeoc’s Heath is a pretty little shrub, very neat and of good habit; its flowers are the true pink, shading off to white, and of the well-known heath shape. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them
The nearest approach to white is found in an opalescent grey which shades off to greenish and bluish tints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"
For these absolute terms he substitutes the relative terms potentiality and actuality, which shade off into each other. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
Physically they fall into two loosely-divided groups, which shade off into each other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
Near the centre of the front wing is a clear black spot, corresponding in position with that on the upper surface, and not shaded off with green, as in Daplidice. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species
He looked exceedingly hurt and voiced his indignation with a tremendous whoop, the forerunner of a dozen minor whoops which shaded off into a succession of wheezes. The Competitive Nephew
New Egyptian shades off almost imperceptibly into demotic, and it may be hoped that gaps which now exist in the development will be filled by further discovery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
There are skins with under-tints of pink, of blue, and of brown; but this was different in that it shaded off into cream, without any indication of these hues. Anne
For the background two large brushes are used, one fitted with light ink and the other with plain water to shade off the black. Japan A Record in Colour
This very problem, to wit: Did you never see a purple anemone? against its green leaves? with a white centre? and with a thin ring of crimson shaded off into pink? Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass
Consciousness shades off from high light to dim background. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life
The lizards shade off so insensibly into the snakes, even the boa preserving rudimentary hind legs, that some naturalists counsel their union into a single class of Squamate, or scaled reptiles. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.
Even to good men this may happen once: beyond that, carelessness shades off into depravity.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)
The outline of the pupil is very fine; but the dot of the eye is made very black; the nostrils are painted in in light ink, shaded off afterwards and outlined in black. Japan A Record in Colour
Your timing was a shade off there, I guess. Anything You Can Do!
Apparently the field of consciousness shades off gradually into the field of unconscious activity. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life
At last the black mist I had spoken of seemed to shade off into smoke or cloud, and broke away. The Naples Riviera
So in Poussin's Phocion, the shadow of the stick on the stone in the right-hand corner, is shaded off and lost, while you see the stick plain all the way. Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
The lips are put in with vermilion and shaded off with another brush. Japan A Record in Colour
It shades off finely into the two extremes. Audrey Craven
We could sort out a pile of reds, a pile of blues, a pile of browns, a pile of grays, etc., but the piles would shade off one into another. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life
The color is reddish-brown, and across the middle of the wings there is a whitish line shading off into a clay-colored border. Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
There is no gradation, no shading off, no twilight between this midnight gloom and midday splendor. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors
A closer approximation to an exact rendering may come with the knowledge of a large number of different contexts, each of which may shade off something of the rough meaning. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters
Over this run palm leaves and little bits of ruby and maroon and gold mosaic; and between the palm leaves come great ovals of olive mixed with black, blue, and yellow; shading off into them. Nobody
Asia Arabia AdenHodeidaMaidiLeheya Mocha In general: Arabian, or Mocha, beans are very small, hard, round irregular in form and size; in color, olive green shading off to pale yellow. All About Coffee
Both Moccasins and Rattlers have a flat triangular head, which is much wider than the thin neck; while most harmless snakes have a narrow head that shades off into the neck. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
The other world is this one, shaded off and toned down. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors
Then anon variegated with moon lit starry nights, blue skies, golden sunsets, deep dark, moonless midnights, all shaded off into soft shadders. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands
In fact, it is almost more like a picture than like reality, which is more shaded off and less sharp in outline and vivid in colour. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
She was in the mid-twenties—that age when the egotism and rather narrow enthusiasms and prejudices of the girl shade off into the graciousness and savoir-vivre of womanhood. The Sign of the Spider
The flowers vary both in size and shade of colour; but in Sikkim the sepals and petals are always purple, shading off into white at the base. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty
But art shades off into literature, and literature into poetry. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)
On the other hand, the general filiation of Lesage on his Spanish predecessors is undeniable, and not worth even shading off and toning down. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
And then in about two weeks you take the shade off, let the sun shine on it. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950
Besides, intermediate forms are to be met with and classified, the eastern types shading off in a very interesting process into the western. Birds of the Rockies
The patches are rounded or irregular, and usually shade off into the sound skin. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine
The sky was clear as a bell, of a deep, rich, ultramarine tint in the zenith; shading off by imperceptible gradations to a soft, warm colourlessness at the horizon. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise
Dressed in a cream-colored silk gown shading off into heliotrope, with gentians in her hair and corsage, tall and lithe, with her rosy complexion and reddish-golden hair, she looked very original and beautiful. The Comedienne
Her gaiety shaded off into melancholy, and her melancholy burst into wild gaiety again. The Manxman A Novel - 1895
The Hebrew stories at the beginning belong quite as well, perhaps even better, in Section V, while the stories at the end of Section VI shade off into the more modern types of short tales. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
The more formal methods of disciplinary work at the beginning of a collegiate course gradually shade off, during the closing years, into the methods and spirit of original discovery adopted in university work. Colleges in America
He pulled forward another plan, labelled “Fifth Floor,” and pointed to certain portions, shaded off in light colours. The Herapath Property
Higher still they shaded off into paler tints, mingled with a copper-like hue that merged in the lighter clouds into gold. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science
This is an art term which is frequently used, and denotes a sort of mistiness which has some light in it, and is gradually shaded off, either into a full light or a deep shadow. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
Then springs a mixed and degenerate race; then the white race, with its proud tradition, its high ideals, its grand power, shades off into an inferior, mongrel breed. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
One usually pays for a fine mood by a sudden and unaccountable change of feeling which shades off into a kind of dull, colorless depression. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France
Then there is the infinite diversity of coloring—the soft brown, the shading off into pale yellow, and the delicate May-green. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
A couple of old boxes in front serve for seats, while a piece of canvas, rigged on two poles, shades off the fierce sun. A Boy's Voyage Round the World
Cut the petals from light lemon wax, colour them with deep yellow towards the lower end, gradually shading off the same towards the upper end of each petal. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
It is more or less an amorphous mass, with a central nucleus, the seat of an authority which shades off into ill-defined, anarchic independence. The New World of Islam
She started, and regarded me, first in amazement, then with distrust, shading off into hostility. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
We see how imperceptibly ordinary psychic photographs shade off into those more definitely spiritistic in character. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
It will even be seen that there is sometimes a shading off of abstract quality. Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge
The four points of the largest pattern are tipped with green, and shaded off with light scarlet towards the upper part of the tube. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
The swelling embraces the entire thickness of the skin and terminates by an abrupt margin in place of shading off into surrounding parts. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
She looked him steadily in the face now, her intent and questioning regard shading off into a somewhat arch smile. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
It would be difficult to say with precision to what scheme of classification the schools in the several states should be ascribed; and in quite a number the lines shade off one into the other. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States
The other boys had not been disturbed by their noiseless entrance, and he sat down on his brother’s bed to think, shading off the light of the candle with his hand. Eric, or Little by Little
Here, digging up some plants, as was our usual custom, to make fresh discoveries, we found the mould of a beautiful bright red colour; this shaded off into deep chocolate or bright yellow. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island
There is a steady shading off from the most vivid to the least vivid. Psychotherapy
The supposedly scientific interpretation of the "open throat" precept shades off into a purely empirical application. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern
Tudor English, 1485-1603 V. Modern English, 1603-1900 These periods merge very slowly, or are shaded off, so to speak, into each other in the most gradual way. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
Above the thick fringe of white foam appeared an indigo tint, which grew lighter and lighter, till it shaded off from a dark-blue to the pile of pure snow which rested on the summit. The South Sea Whaler
Yes, he felt sure that was true, but where that which he was watching shaded off into dreamland, he could not tell. Middy and Ensign
The developed hypnotism finally shades off into innumerable states of hypnoid character in which the sleeplike symptoms are entirely in the background. Psychotherapy
Yet its pitch is untrue, and it shades off into a slightly flat note. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern
Loams shade off on one side into sand; the very fertile sands already described might quite truly be called sandy loams. Lessons on Soil
Large portions of the party have ceased long since to be really radical, although on one side there is an imperceptible shading off into the ranks of the advanced democrats and socialists. The Governments of Europe
As for the characteristic type of Mexican—those of mixed white and aboriginal race—they form the principal human element of the country, and shade off indefinably into the peon class. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
The one always had a tendency to shade off into the other, so that even Roger Bacon's practices were, although not condemned, at least looked upon somewhat doubtfully by the Church. German Culture Past and Present
Colors; dark brown at tip, shading off in light brown and gray to old ivory. A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"
On the other side they shade off into clays; the heavy loams used to be splendid wheat soils, but are now, like clays, often of little value. Lessons on Soil
If there had been an appreciable atmosphere it would have scattered the sun's light on to the edges and produced a gradual shading off such as we see on the earth. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
His clothes were as yellow as the yellow of his face, and shaded off into the dust that strewed the street. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians
The delicate coloring of the china, so that I can see where the pink shades off into the white? The Mind and Its Education
Colors; dark brown at tip, shading off to bright orange. A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"
He doesn't shade off into other people; he's as neat as an outline cut out of paper with scissors. The Tragic Muse
Before the boy had got the green shade off his afflicted eyes, Cass was laid low with typhoid fever. Quin
Nor, on the other hand, can any one deny that concrete examples of both types are found in infinite multiplicity and might shade off into each other in this multiplicity. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)
We cannot draw any hard and fast line between the time of the origin and that of the development of dogma; they rather shade off into one another. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7)
The light greyish-brown of the sides shades off into white towards the belly. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
"Take the shade off that lamp!" he commanded. The Fruit of the Tree
Chest, middle, and head voice, all three form registers when exaggerated; but they should be shaded off and melt into each other. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst]
If he cannot appreciate that enormous penalty, much less can he the infinite one, which is far more likely to shade off and blur out into a vague and remote nothing. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
In its use it appears to shade off from the hard to the soft sound. Day Symbols of the Maya Year Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-1895, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 199-266.
His clothing betokened the work of a fashionable tailor, though the garments were quiet, and just a shade off the most up-to-date mode. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery
He pushed back the blue shade off the globe of light, careless of the bright rays which suddenly illumined every corner of the railway carriage.... The Uttermost Farthing
When broken the fracture shows very distinctly the effect of burning, the interior being of the natural leaden color, shading off to a dull grayish white as it approaches the outer surface. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428
The abdomen above has a large and peculiarly irregular black patch, which shades off into mottled brown and black on the sides and below. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.
Hollister looked away to the west where the deep flame-red of low, straggling clouds shaded off into orange and pale gold that merged by imperceptible tints into the translucent clearness of the upper sky. The Hidden Places
The production of this fine picture resulted in a comedy of errors, that shaded off into a tragedy for poor Rembrandt. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
The touch of almost aggressive resolution and defiance it once possessed had shaded off into something stiller and more impressive. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs
An isolated gumma forms a firm elastic swelling, shading off into the surroundings. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
Our whole study of the illusions of perception will serve to show that the one shades off into the other too gradually to allow of our drawing a hard and fast line between them. Illusions A Psychological Study
For one reason, these forms shade off imperceptibly from the church service to the extremes of the vaudeville. Religious Education in the Family
His body was black as coal; his breast was white; and his wings and tail shaded off into a dark green. The Nursery, No. 169, January, 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
Her color was a rich indigo along the middle of the upper part of the body, shading off into a brighter and clearer tint on the sides and extremities. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899
The periosteal gumma appears as a smooth, circumscribed swelling which is soft and elastic in the centre and firm at the margins, and shades off into the surrounding bone. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
The conscience shades off into the other faculties, and we cannot always isolate it from the rest. The Relations Between Religion and Science Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1884
The varieties of the banana are infinite in number, and, as in most other plants of ancient cultivation, they shade off into one another by infinitesimal gradations. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
He bequeathed to his widow the quarter of it that is shaded off. Amusements in Mathematics
The cliffs rise to about a hundred feet in height, pure white below, gradually shading off to gray at the top. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief
Between these two Hood's eccentric and futile operations against Sherman's communications were gradually shaded off into a plan for a Confederate invasion of Tennessee. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History
It was a wonder she shaded off from it as delicately as she did. The Other Girls
The thickets of ilex that shade off these wooded reaches into the treeless prairie are the resort of many partridges. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885
If the boundaries of the animal and vegetable kingdoms are hopelessly interlaced, it is only an image of the confusion in which our blackest sins are shaded off into the sunlight of virtue. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863
The water was of a soft green tint, that shaded off here and there into dark cerulean. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.
The inner, or second, ring is much brighter, especially on the outer edge, and shading off to the dusky edge next to the planet. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work
The deposit however that fuses outside of this steel-grey one is of a dull violet color, shading off to a light brown. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
Thus, the easy situation to fill is always the city house, with five or six employees, shading off into the more difficult suburban home, with two, and the utterly impossible lonely country house. Democracy and Social Ethics
It marks more particularly the point at which the already established democracy began to shade off into a real nationality. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896)
The sun has just set and the sky to the north and west is orange, shading off into yellow along the horizon. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador
They are scattered all through this lower sea-corner of France, shading off near Bayonne; and are in yet greater numbers in the adjoining upper edges of Spain. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
Her hair was several shades off a legal yellow and she was dressed! Somewhere in Red Gap
I took the shade off my eyes, just to show him that I could browbeat a bit too. Widdershins
It was a rich, crusty black, lightened here and there to chocolate brown, and shaded off again to the tint of strong coffee. Whosoever Shall Offend
True this is a glory that fadeth, yet the cloudless sky long retains the brilliant hues, and the seaward horizon has a broad red band shading off above and below into blue. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador
After a short pause, my friend, as if with a sudden resolve, went quickly up to the table and took the shade off the lamp, so that the whole room became light. The Visionary Pictures From Nordland
A huge apple, tinted with gold and crimson and pale yellow shading off to pink. Mince Pie
The one condition cannot shade off into the other. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1
The others shaded off until they were absolutely indistinguishable from their white comrades; with whom, it may be mentioned, they all lived on terms of complete equality. The Rough Riders
Canaan is but the southern continuation of Syria, which shades off, as it were, into the waterless wilderness. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations
They shade off into each other, and what one might call habit another with equal reason might call memory. How to Teach
The bugle call shaded off into a single strain from the band. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports
For him the sharp edges of fact were never shaded off into the dim and nebulous. Spanish Doubloons
From an offering or a voluntary assessment to a rate is often but a short step, and the two former shade off into the latter almost imperceptibly. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects
The application of the definition is not always easy, for money shades off into other things that serve the same purpose and are related in nature. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II
It cannot be shaded off nor toned down nor brushed up. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862
The other boys had not been disturbed by their noiseless entrance, and he sat down on his brother's bed to think, shading off the light of the candle with his hand. Eric
A medium shading off both ways is wanted here, as in all things. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887
With all their vividness and individuality Charlotte Brontë's characters have a way of shading off into each other. The Three Brontës
At its maximum where transportation and other costs most effectually shut out competition, monopoly power shades off to zero on the border-line of competitive territory. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II
This is most distinct at the solar branches, and gradually shades off anteriorly and towards the circumference. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
The dialects of France shade off into those of Spain on the one hand and into those of the Flemish and the Italian on the other. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe
It shaded off into a cool smile, as she said, with her eyes upon her lunch, and her eyebrows raised: 'You are quite wrong, my love, in your guess at my meaning. Our Mutual Friend
Beside and beyond these there is a further range of social facts which shade off from the region of learning into that of physical habit and dexterity. Theory of the Leisure Class
The more simple political functions shade off into the economic. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II
Not the least disguise toned down or shaded off that uncompromising fact in the landscape. Hard Times
By shading off, as I have done, the portion of the area of the diagram according to the individual age, every one may see how much of life is consumed, and what is left—D.V.. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography
Not a light is visible, yet the centre of the stage is in strong relief, shading off into a thousand fantastic shadows.  The Ways of Men
As seen from the point of view of economic theory, the sporting character shades off into the character of a religious devotee. Theory of the Leisure Class
"No—he's a shade off in the upper story," he told her in a confidential tone. The Market-Place
The dark hills across the lake in the west were silhouetted against a sky of brilliant red which shaded off into banks of orange and amber that reached the azure at the zenith.  The Long Labrador Trail
The gloomy light of a night light, set on the floor, and shaded off by a book, lay, an unmoving patch on the ceiling; Pasinkov's face seemed paler than ever in the half darkness. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
Little by little, however, the portrait of the king undergoes a change: the ideal knight of Protestantism shades off into the earthy politician and selfish conqueror. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
It is seldom altogether unaffected, and at times it shades off into something not widely different from that make-believe of rusticity which has been referred to above. Theory of the Leisure Class
Thus the test records of dementia præcox depart from the normal not sharply but by a gradual shading off. A Study of Association in Insanity
Above the shore hovered a large number of screeching birds, mostly of the swallow tribe, their black plumage shot with steelly blue, and shading off to a light brown at the top of the head. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
If this is decorated in dark red, the rugs leading from it into the parlor may shade off from this into more golden tones. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
He had shaded off from a passionate devotion, through various diminishing tints of regard for her, into a sort of pale sunset glow of affection. A Man of Means
It obviously shades off in unbroken continuity into what is recognized as superstitious practice and belief, and so asserts its claim to kinship with the grosser anthropomorphic cults. Theory of the Leisure Class
The changes shaded off with a skill which made them run easily into each other. Tales and Novels — Volume 10
His fine shaggy coat was a dark tawny colour, shading off somewhat lighter round the muzzle, and his long bushy tail was as strong as a lion’s. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
With Slang this is the exception; present in force to-day, it is either altogether forgotten to-morrow, or has shaded off into some new meaning—a creation of chance and circumstance. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896]
The turf shaded off into long bents growing out of sand; and that again ran away into shingle. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea
This institution of the duel as a mode of finally settling disputes and serious questions of precedence shades off into the obligatory, unprovoked private fight, as a social obligation due to one's good repute. Theory of the Leisure Class
It was a dull gray ground on which were drawn lines, shading off and blurring into each other, sometimes starting from the mist, and then sinking back into it again. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House
I had to look intently to see him at all, for he was in dark clothes, which shaded off unnoticed against the leaves of the holly. Jim Davis
He will take the dark lantern with him; when he gets there he must turn the shade off, so as to show the light for a quarter of a minute. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
Leonardo's instructions for shading off a light sky will occur to any one who studies the finely gradated tints mingling with the clouds around the celestial group. Fra Bartolommeo
Sports shade off from the basis of hostile combat, through skill, to cunning and chicanery, without its being possible to draw a line at any point. Theory of the Leisure Class
All tan should be darker at the roots than at the middle of the hairs, shading off to a still lighter tan at the tips. Dogs and All about Them
There were gates and gates, and the private grounds seemed to shade off gradually into the public. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1
The inner edge, where the light was bounded by the black disc of the Earth, shaded off much more quickly from dark reddish purple into absolute blackness. Across the Zodiac
The colour of the wild boar is always of a uniform hue, and generally of an iron grey; shading off into a black. The Book of Household Management
From this simple animism the belief shades off by insensible gradations into the second, derivative form or phase above referred to, which is a more or less articulate belief in an inscrutable preternatural agency. Theory of the Leisure Class
Population was most dense near the coast and gradually shaded off toward the interior. The United States of America, Part 1
The strictly commercial aspect of the Docks—the London Docks above and the West India Docks below—shades off by slight degrees into the black misery of the hole. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1
Nature's classes moreover shade off into one another by such imperceptible degrees that it is often impossible to fix the boundary line between one class and another. Deductive Logic
On the contrary, they shaded off into each other; and there were mixtures and combinations of some of them. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649
They clambered to the highest point near them, and peered eagerly for some glimmer of light; but only a dim, wild scene, that quickly shaded off into utter obscurity, was around them. Nature's Serial Story
The one class shades off into the other, if only for the reason that "freedom" is usually won by a gradual process of bargaining or encroachment on the part of towns which are already privileged. Medieval Europe
All these forms of tenure and kinds of service, however, shaded off into one another, so that it is impossible to draw hard and fast lines between them. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution
It is one of the most pleasing characteristics of our native thickets that they never rise abruptly Always they shade off through cushionlike copses of smaller growth into the level ground around. Over Prairie Trails
See that brightness shading off into paler and more exquisite tints. Opening a Chestnut Burr
Turkeys.—Black, black and white mixed, shaded off to a white underneath; sprinkled and shaded with black. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
The one shaded off into the other, as it were. English Literature for Boys and Girls
In the still night these confused sounds were wonderfully distinct near at hand, but they shaded off in the northeast to mere murmurs. An Original Belle
Mostly there is, even in the north, a layer of lesser density over the pools, gradually shading off into the clear air above. Over Prairie Trails
These included "sporting" and theatrical and political people, some of whom were very rich indeed; and these sets in turn shaded off into the criminals and the demi-monde—who might also easily be rich. The Metropolis
Numbers of this family might be described as evergreen and gold; for part of the perennial foliage shades off from the deepest green to bright golden hues. The Home Acre
The roar of the battle was simply terrific, shading off from the sharp continuous thunder immediately about us to dull, heavy mutterings far to the right and left. Taken Alive
What a delicious little drawl she has in speaking, and how charmingly her consonants shade off into vowels! Miss Lou
It is the naturalist, rather than Nature, that draws hard and fast lines everywhere, and marks out abrupt boundaries where she shades off with gradations. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism
And up above it all was snow-dazzling, pure white, shading off into the cold blue of infinity. The Eye of Zeitoon
His lips were a shade off healthy color. The Rainbow Trail
Our increasing knowledge of zoology has brought to light the fact that one species shades off into another by almost imperceptible gradations. Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science
Why do you always take that shade off when I come? The Master Builder
But you take the shade off and there they are—it is the same light—still there! In the Days of the Comet
As he turned to the West, however, he noted a faint haziness and shading off in the outline of the hills. The Girl from Keller's
A shade off the key, perhaps, but my! Back Home
The instances of a word shade off into other movements by imperceptible degrees. The Analysis of Mind
Copper certainly furnished the greens, while manganese gave the brown, which shades off into purple and into black. History of Phoenicia
The old hawk-eyed rider did not flinch or turn a shade off color. Wildfire
By his direction, I took the shade off the reading-lamp after I had lit the other lamp and the four candles. The Queen of Hearts
Women of mixed essences shading off the divine to the considerably lower were outside his vision of woman. The Egoist
They shade off into each other by delicate and in sensible degrees. Woman and Labour
A qualitative continuity, imperceptibly shaded off, over which pass quivers that here and there converge, is the image by which we are forced to recognise a superior degree of reality. A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson
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