Father Conmee sat in a corner of the tramcar, a blue ticket tucked with care in the eye of one plump kid glove, while four shillings, a sixpence and five pennies chuted from his other plump glovepalm into his purse.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his father and sister at first persuaded her against it.
— from Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

at present, now Awrol, a. horary; hourly Awrlais, n. a clock Awrwydr, n. an hour-glass Aws, n. defiance, challenge Awsaidd, a. ripe; tender, soft Awst, n. the month of August Awydd, n. ardent desire: avidity Awyddfryd, n. zeal Awyddo, v. to desire earnestly Awyddol, a. desirous; zealous Awyddu, v. to be anxious for Awyddus, a. desirous, eager Awyn, n. rein of a bridle Awyr, n. the air, the sky Awyraidd, a. aërial, airy Awyrbwysai, n. a barometer Awyrddysg, n. aerology Awyrell, n. an air vessel Awyren, n. air vessel, balloon Awyrgoel, n. aeromancy Awyrgylch, n. atmosphere Awyro, v. to air, to make air Awyrog, a. pneumatic aërial Awyrogaeth, n. pneumatics Awyrolaeth, n. pneumatics Awyroldeb, a. airiness Awyroli, v. to become airy Awyrydd, n. an aërostatist Awyryddiaeth, n. aërostation Awys, n. general invitation; marriage rites Ba, n. a being in; immersion Baban, n. a babe, baby Bacon, n. berries Bacwn, n. bacon Bacsau, n. stockings without feet Bach, n. a hook; a grapple: a. little, small, minute Bachell, n. a grapple; a hook Bachellu, v. to grapple; to snare Bachgen, n. a boy, a child Bachgenaidd, a. boyish, childish Bachgenos, n. little youngsters Bachgenyn, n. dim, a little boy Bachiad, n. a hooking, a grappling: a bending, like a hook Bachig, a. smallish, dimunitive Bachigyn, n. a very little thing Bachog, a. hooked; crooked Bachol, a. hooking; grappling Bachu, v. to hook, to hitch; to grapple: to go into nooks Bâd, n. a boat; a ship’s boat Badaid, n. a boatful Badwr, n. a boatman Badd, n. a bath Baddon, n. a bathing place Baedd, n. a boar Baeddaidd, a. boarish Baeddgig, n. boar’s flesh Baeddu, v. to beat, to make one dirty Baesg, n. the ring of a wheel Bagad, n. a cluster; a troop Bagadu, v. to cluster, to bunch Bagell, n. a nook; a snare Bagl, n. a crook, a crutch Baglan, n. a crook, a hook Baglog, a. having a crook crutched Baglu, v. to hold with a crook Bagwn, n. strength, potency Bagwy, n. a cluster, bunch Bai, n. a fault, a vice Baich, n. a burden, a load Baich, n. an outcry Baid, n. briskness Baidd, n. a daring Bais, n. flats, shallows; ford Bal, n. a prominence; a bud Bala, n. a shoot out; efflux Balalwyf, n. a palm-tree Balanu, v. to shoot, to bud Balant, n. a shooting, a sprouting, a budding Balasar, n. azure, sky-blue Balasarn, n. a ballast Balc, n. a break in furrow land Balcio, v. to break furrows Balciog, a. having irregular furrows Balch, a. proud; towering Balciwr, n. breaker of furrows Balchder, n. pomp; pride Balchedd, n. pomp; pride Balchïo, v. to grow proud Balchineb, n. arrogance; pomp Baldardd, n. a budding Baldarddu, v. to bud Baldog, n. a punch, a squab Baldordd, n. a babbling Baldorddi, v. to babble, to tattle Baldorddus, a. babbling Baldorfi, v. to mutter Balennyn, n. a bud Balgur, n. a springing out Balog, n. a jut; a pinacle; a fidula, a valve; a flab; a jetting, flapped, valved Balwyf, n. palm wood Balwyfen, n. a palm tree Ball, n. erruption; plague Ballasg, n. shell: porcupine Ballasgu, v. to busk Ballaw, v. to shout, to scream Ballawg, n. a hedgehog Balleg, n. a bow net; a purse Ballegmyd, n. a wear net Bàn, n. a prominence; a peak; a branch; a. lofty, high, loud Banc, n. a platform, a table Baner, n. a banner, a flag Banffaglu, v. to light a bonfire Bangaw, n. the bandage of honour: a. compact Bangeibr, n. a minister Bangor, n. upper row, a compacture, a high circle; a college, seminary Bangori, v. to cope or bind together, to wattle the binding row of a fence Bannwch, n. a wild sow Baniar, n. a banner Banierog, a. bearing ensign Banierydd, n. standard-bearer Banllef, n. a loud shout Banllefain, v. to shout Bannas, n. a mat Bannod, n. article; clause Bannodi, v. to make clauses Banon, n. an exalted person, a queen, empress Bant, n. a high place; a. prominent, high, lofty Banu, v. to raise, to erect Banw, n. a swine, a farrow pig Banwel, n. upward look; sky Banwes, n. a sow, a farrow sow, the fish called gilt head Bâr, n. a top, a summit, a tuft; agitation; impulse; ire, fury, wrath: a bar, a bolt, a rail Bara, n. bread; sustenance Baran, n. a wren Baranres, n. a front rank Baranu, v. to front; to present Baranwg, n. a presence Barcer, n. a tanner Barcud, n. a kite; a buttock Barcutan, n. a kite, a glead Bardysen, n. a shrimp Bardd, n. a bard Barddaeth, n. bardism Barddair, n. the bard’s word Barddas, n. bardism; lore Barddol, a. bardic Barddawr, n. bardic genius Barddes, n. a female bard Barddonol, a. poetical Barddoneg, n. bardic lore Barddoniaeth, bardism, poetry, the science of poetry Barddonïaidd, a. that is after the bardic manner Barf, n. a beard; whiskers Barfiad, n. a bearding Barfle, n. crest of a helmet Barfog, a. bearded: the fin fish; the lesser wood-chat, a bird Barfogyn, n. a barbel Barfu, v. to beard, to grow into a beard Barfwr, a. barber, a shaver Bargod, n. jut; skirt; eaves Bargodi, v. to overhang Bariaeth, n. viciousness Baril, n. a barrel, a cask Barilaid, n. a barrelful Barilan, n. a small barrel Barilo, v. to barrel Barlen, n. the lap Barn, n. judgment Barnedig, a. judged; condemned; sentenced Barnedigaeth, n. judgment Barniad, n. a judging Barnol, a. that is judging, o castingr Barnu, v. to judge, to condemn Barnwr, n. a judge Barnydd, n. a judge Baron, n. a chief, a baron Baroniaeth, n. a barony Barog, a. ireful: n. a spur Barth, n. ground floor: floor Barug, n. a rime, hoar Barugiad, n. casting a rime Barugo, v. to cast a hoar Barus, v. vicious, mischievious Bâs, n. a shallow, a shoal: a. shallow; low, flat Basaidd, a. shallowish Basdardd, n. a bastard Basdarddes, n. female bastard Basdarddiad, n. bastardising Basdarddiaeth, n. bastardy Basdarddio, v. to bastardise Basdarddu, v. to spring from a base origin Basder, n. shallowness Basg, n. plaiting, basket work Basged, n. a basket Basgedaid, n. a basketful Basgedog, a. having a basket Basgedol, a. basketted Basgedwr, n. a basket maker Basiad, n. a shallowing Basu, v. to make shallow Batel, drawing a bow; battle; combat, a fight Batelu, v. to draw a bow; to battle, to war, to fight Bath, n. a likeness or emblem; a copy; a coin Bathdy, n. a mint Bathedig, a. coined; stamped Batheinio, to stamp effigies Bathell, n. a small coin Bathiad, n. coining; coinage Bathodyn, n. a medal Bathog, a. having coin; monied Bathol, a. that is coined Bathor, n. a dormouse Bau, n. boof Bauad, n. bearer of a saw-pit Baw, n. dirt, mire; excrement Bawaidd, a. dirty, vile; sordid Bawd, n. a thumb, a toe Bawdŷ, n. necessary-house Bawdd, n. a drowning Bawddyn, n. a dirty fellow Bawlyd, a. dirty, miry, nasty Be, conj.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

It was the first time I had ever known Wyatt to keep from me any of his artistical secrets; but here he evidently intended to steal a march upon me, and smuggle a fine picture to New York, under my very nose; expecting me to know nothing of the matter.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

During the recital, it is certainly a matter of feeling how the parties concerned should behave; but if tears can be restrained, and a quiet modesty in the lady displayed, and her emotions subdued, it adds much to the gratification of others, and saves a few pangs to the parents from whom she is to part.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

(And Alcimus speaks as follows) Page 119 , “Alcinus” changed to “Alcimus” (compared by Alcimus through four books) Page 120 , “Deni” changed to “Dion” twice (being appeased by Dion / it was Dion who sent the money) Page 120 , “Aristimenes” changed to “Aristomenes” (being appeased by Dion and Aristomenes) Page 120 , “Helia” changed to “Helice” (drowned in Helice) Page 121 , “Thetas” changed to “Theotas” (suspected of exciting Dion and Theotas) Page 123 , “Mesopis” changed to “Meropis” (Alexis says in his Meropis) Page 123 , “Analion” changed to “Ancylion” (And in his Ancylion, he says) Page 123 , “Pseudripobolimæus” changed to “Pseudypobolimæus” (Cratinas in his Pseudypobolimæus, says) Page 126 , “Sothon” changed to “Sathon” (which he entitled Sathon) Page 127 , “Mysonianus” changed to “Myronianus” (But Myronianus, in his Resemblances) Page 128 , “Cephiciades” changed to “Cephisiades” (the temple of the Cephisiades)
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

They rushed to Mother with the letter, and she also felt proud and said so, and this made the children happier than ever.
— from The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit

parolado , a speech, address (from parolo , a word spoken ).
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

Yet gratitude glowed brightly in each heart, To him who acted such a friendly part As to lend money and then wait for years In patience for the payment of arrears.
— from The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Thomas Cowherd

Similarly with amulets, anything unusual that a man happens to have about him, when attacked by a leopard or snake, from which he escapes, may be kept as a safeguard against future perils.
— from The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions by Carveth Read

Horace thought at the time his nerves were strung tight by the incidents of the day, and his interest deeply stirred by the conversation of the priest; since hitherto he had always thought of wind as a thing that blew disagreeably except at sea, noisy insects as public nuisances to be caught and slain, and family portraits the last praiseworthy attempt of ancestors to disturb the sleep of their remote heirs.
— from The Art of Disappearing by John Talbot Smith

—I never heard of any case in the whole course of my life where disputatiousness was the author of any benefit to man or beast, excepting always one, in which it became a storm anchor for poor Sheridan, saving him from sudden shipwreck.
— from The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Thomas De Quincey

When Miriam came in to see if she wanted [188] anything, she asked for pencil and paper, and for a book to be propped up on a pillow in front of her, so that she might write.
— from Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed

He did not announce himself; he bullied and stormed and finally persuaded those who stood between him and his quarry, to let him go unannounced.
— from A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne

Boil the semolina in the milk until well thickened, add sugar and flavouring, pour the mixture into a little pie-dish, and bake until a golden colour.
— from Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes by T. R. (Thomas Richard) Allinson

The Bohemian-American Savings Bank enjoyed a prosperous growth, notwithstanding the effect of the panic of 1893, probably as severe a financial panic as at that time had ever been experienced.
— from History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Luther Albertus Brewer