On each side are six platforms of earth, ascended by several steps, upon each of which is a serpent with seven heads, some erect, others thrown back.
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 by Henri Mouhot

Worn out as she was, and fatigued in mind and body, she sat up alone, counting the minutes, until he returned—penniless, broken-spirited, and wretched, but still hotly bent upon his infatuation.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

After the third shock was over, and I felt no more for some time, I began to take courage; and yet I had not heart enough to go over my wall again, for fear of being buried alive, but sat still upon the ground greatly cast down and disconsolate, not knowing what to do.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Stunned and bewildered, she stands upon a precipice.
— from The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The mountains were called Wu Hsing Shan, and Buddha shut Sun up in them.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

Mupasig (mapasig) ang bukána sa subà ug kusug ang bahà, The mouth of the river will become shallow if there is heavy flooding.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Sulug kaáyu ang bukána sa subà ug mutighud ang dágat, The current at the mouth of the river is strong when the tide ebbs.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Dì makabwágas ang bugas sa sáku ug sap-úngan ang lungag ug papil, The rice will not flow out if you cover the hole with paper.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

The sun sets golden behind them, and birds sit swinging upon their boughs and float gloriously among their trunks; on the ground beneath are flowers; the sugar-cane is not harmed by the ghostly shade, nor the tobacco, and the yellow flowers of the cotton-plant star its dusk at evening.
— from Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Benj. N. (Benjamin Nicholas) Martin

Where lump carbide is used the lumps may become embedded in the residuum, if the latter is allowed to accumulate at the bottom of the generating chamber, causing overheating from slow and restricted generation, and rendering the mass more liable to form a hard deposit and bring severe stresses upon the walls of the generator by slow expansion.
— from Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by W. J. Atkinson (William John Atkinson) Butterfield

The tombs, in general, are formed of four large stones placed in an oblong square, with a broad stone set upright at one end, bearing the inscription.
— from Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt

Chaves gave a yell of pain, and, blinded, spluttering, sprang up with his knife.
— from Spinster of This Parish by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell

An amusing proof of the general distrust which then prevailed is shown in the fact, recorded by Rowan, that on reaching France he was arrested as a British spy, sent under a strong guard to Brest, and lodged with galley-slaves.
— from Secret Service Under Pitt by William J. (William John) Fitz-Patrick

A brisk step sounded upon the stony road above; the old man did not hear, his lips were still moving, his eyes still fixed in a happy reverie upon the far-off horizon.
— from Duncan Polite, the Watchman of Glenoro by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor