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It seemed to her that her sin partook of sacrilege or blasphemy.

Chapter 4 2010

It seemed to her that her sin partook of sacrilege or blasphemy.

Chapter 4 1905

The jargon partook of every accent and intonation the empire boasts of; and from the sharp precision of the North Tweeder to the broad doric of Kerry, every portion, almost every county, of Great Britain had its representative.

Charles O'Malley — Volume 1 Charles James Lever 1839

A clergymam, whose name partook both of the original and its corruption, was vicar of

Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Various

Herbert's expression partook of a furious astonishment.

Gentle Julia Booth Tarkington 1907

Then after we 'partook' the wine, I have to say that Cricket had me about fall out of my chair with laughter when she looked up at me and said, "And the wine doesn't taste too bad either!"

Chattablogs 2008

Do you mean by that, you 'partook' of the brandy which other sailors were drinking? "

The Bushman — Life in a New Country Edward Wilson Landor 1844

From then on subscribed to the Marvel Star Wars comic, in which our heroes partook in lots of adventures which then made no sense when Empire came out!

MIND MELD: What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction? 2009

I think this was a very well constructed story, the proof of which being the fact that I enjoyed it despite the fact that the main plot partook of the sort of relationship drama which, while I can appreciate as a creative work, I rarely find myself entertained by.

Review: Philippine Speculative Fiction IV (2 of 4) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009

One thing that Bertie detested was rice and curry, so it happened that he alone partook of an inviting omelet.

THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS 2010