grade by grade
Example Sentences
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One teacher taught all six elementary grades, and sat us in sections around the room, grade by grade, two to a desk.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
He was born on a ship; he picked up what little education he had among his ship-mates; he began life in the forecastle, and climbed grade by grade to the captaincy.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
He was born in a ship; he picked up what little education he had among his shipmates; he began life in the forecastle, and climbed grade by grade to the captaincy.
From Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Twain, Mark
