When Pepys became Clerk of the Acts he took up his residence at the Navy Office, a large building situated between Crutched Friars and Seething Lane, with an entrance in each of those places.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

In practice, a fancier is, for instance, struck by a pigeon having a slightly shorter beak; another fancier is struck by a pigeon having a rather longer beak; and on the acknowledged principle that "fanciers do not and will not admire a medium standard, but like extremes," they both go on (as has actually occurred with the sub-breeds of the tumbler-pigeon) choosing and breeding from birds with longer and longer beaks, or with shorter and shorter beaks.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

A national woman suffrage and educational committee of six was formed, herself among the number; and a large book was opened containing a "Declaration and Pledge of Women of the United States," written by Mrs. Hooker, asserting their belief in their right to the suffrage and their desire to use it.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

When some fellow, either on foot, or on a scurvy jade, with a large broad silver ring on his thumb, comes to the door, he is certainly a catchpole; the porter having civilly let him in, shall ring the bell; then be all ready, and come into the hall, to act the tragi-comedy whose plot I have now laid for you.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

All left the saloon, passed through the library and the dining-room, and arrived forward, in the machine-room where the electrical apparatus was established, which supplied not only heat and light, but the mechanical power of the “Nautilus.”
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

Kofferschreibmaschine portable typewriter Kohlenabbaugebiet coal district Kohlepapier carbon paper Kohlevorkommen coal deposirs Kollektion range of articles Kollektion von Ausfallmustern collection of patterns kollektiv collective Kollektivbesitz collective ownership Kollektivprämie colective bonus Kolonnenführer gang leader Kombination combination Kombination; Verbindung combination kombinierte Transportdokumente combined transportdocuments kombinierter Tarif combined rate kombinierter Transport combined transport Kommanditgesellschaft limited partnership Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien association limited by shares Kommanditist partner liable to a fixed amount kommen zusammen; treffen sich are brought into contact kommerziell commercial Kommission commission Kommission committee Kommission für internationales Handelsrecht der Vereinten UNCITRAL Kommissionär commission agent Kommissionär factor Kommissionsgeschäft commission business Kommissionsnummer commission number Kommissionsware goods on consignment Kommissionsware goods on sale or return Kommunalabgaben local rates Kommunalanleihe municipal loan Kommunalobligation municipal bond Kommunalobligationen municipal debentures Kommunalobligationen municipals
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Kusug ang butu sa luthang, The bamboo cannon gave out a loud boom.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Swift was a clergyman and politician; Addison was secretary of state; other writers depended on patrons or politics or pensions for fame and a livelihood; but Pope was independent, and had no profession but literature.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

A girl behind shoved her a little, but she did not understand.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

Seven nights upon the road had passed, And when he saw the town at last Before him in her beauty spread, Thus Bharat to the driver said: “This glorious city from afar, Wherein pure groves and gardens are, Seems to my eager eyes to-day A lifeless pile of yellow clay.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

"It is time that the distinction between liberty and license be sharply drawn."
— from The Conflict by David Graham Phillips

I had lain thus perhaps an hour, when a little bird, hopping in the branches overhead, rained down a shower of cedar balls upon me, and I raised up to find Carlotta standing by me.
— from Sea-gift: A Novel by Edwin W. (Edwin Wiley) Fuller

That so-called spirit communications always correspond to the nature of the medium's mind and character, and are limited by his capacity, is admitted by all the ablest writers on spiritism; and their greatest ingenuity is taxed to account for the fact.
— from The Law of Psychic Phenomena A working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc. by Thomson Jay Hudson

Cynthia drew a long breath, and grew as red as the embers.
— from Coniston — Volume 04 by Winston Churchill

I have been so cold and shaky ever since they brought her here,' he said to Charles, as, with a shiver, he drew his chair nearer to the fire and leaning back wearily in it fixed his eyes upon Gretchen's picture smiling at him from the window, 'Dear little Gretchen,' he said in a whisper, 'you seem so near to me now that I can almost hear your feet at the door, and your voice asking to come in.
— from Tracy Park: A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes

I rubbed my eyes and looked out, and was interested to see that the pale man had come back, and was now swallowing his drink at last before going out after the rest.
— from The Hole in the Wall by Arthur Morrison

and as she spoke she threw herself down with a little burst of delight and a [76] laugh.
— from Magnhild; Dust by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson