kapulut (not without l ) n bird trap made of a sticky sap extracted from a tree and placed on a stick tied to a branch.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

A little pang, a thought sharp like a stone, struck Elizabeth for an instant.
— from The Ordeal of Elizabeth by Anonymous

For number is, of all conceptions, the easiest to operate with, and science seeks everywhere for an opportunity to apply it, but finds this opportunity only by means of spatial equivalents to phenomena [177] .
— from An essay on the foundations of geometry by Bertrand Russell

Indeed, after some study of the matter, the possibility of devising such a system seemed entirely feasible and the development of suitable apparatus was turned over to the research and development department.
— from Printing Telegraphy... A New Era Begins by Edward E. Kleinschmidt

But now, as the pursuers crept even closer, there came a sudden startled exclamation from ahead; and at the same moment the light disappeared.
— from The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

Then Huldy Ann she spanked ’em flat An’ pinched an’ poked, an’ the like o’ that, Till she got it inter a gret big hunk— My! didn’t Huldy have the spunk!
— from The Purple Cow! by Gelett Burgess

With a small sketch extracted from a Chinese Map in the possession of Baron von Richthofen, showing the position of KIEN-CH'ANG, the Caindu of Marco Polo.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa

And it is good because it is good—this is a science sound enough for anybody—I guess so!
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard