"arrns" hidden in books

a rather ridiculous noise struck

Here a rather ridiculous noise struck our ears, nothing less than a loud snore from my father, who thus gave us to know that he did not take a very keen interest in the explanations furnished in his name with a certain prolixity.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

All right responded Ned stand

" "All right," responded Ned, "stand by to make a line fast.
— from The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler

adjoining recitation room needs sweeping

"After some hours had passed, the head teacher said to me: 'The adjoining recitation room needs sweeping.
— from Analyzing Character The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life by Arthur Newcomb

a rather restless night she

She had passed a rather restless night, she said.
— from Complete Short Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

a rapid rate not sparing

He went at a rapid rate; not sparing his horse, already jaded with a protracted journey—as could be told by his sweating coat, and the clots of half-coagulated blood, where the spur had been freely plied upon his flanks.
— from The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas by Mayne Reid

at R R nearly surrounded

It is proper, for connection's sake, though I did not myself see it, to relate what had happened to the king, who had pursued the Begemder horse to a very considerable distance, and was then at S S in the plan, when the whole army of the rebels that had not engaged, observing the resistance made by Powussen, and part of the division which they had left, turned suddenly back from their flight, and at R R nearly surrounded the king and his cavalry, whom they had now driven to the very edge of the steepest part of the bank of the Mariam.
— from Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 4 (of 5) In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 by James Bruce

and returning reported no signs

The captain scouted out and returning reported no signs of Indians.
— from The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon; Or, A Search for Treasure by Wyn Roosevelt

All right replied Noah scratching

‘All right,’ replied Noah, scratching his head.
— from Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated by Charles Dickens

This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?

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