Our forces in number amounted to an hundred thousand, besides such as bare burthens and engineers, and the foot forces and the strange aids: of these, fourscore thousand were Hippogypians, and twenty thousand that rode upon Lachanopters, which is a mighty great fowl, and instead of feathers covered thick over with wort leaves; but their wing feathers were much like the leaves of lettuces: after them were placed the Cenchrobolians and the Scorodomachians: there came also to aid us from the Bear Star thirty thousand Psyllotoxotans, and fifty thousand Anemodromians: these Psyllotoxotans ride upon great fleas, of which they have their denomination, for every flea among them is as big as a dozen elephants: the Anemodromians are footmen, yet flew in the air without feathers in this manner: every man had a large mantle reaching down to his foot, which the wind blowing against, filled it like a sail, and they were carried along as if they had been boats: the most part of these in fight were targeteers.
— from Lucian's True History by of Samosata Lucian

But Mr. Woodhouse—how was Mr. Woodhouse to be induced to consent?—he, who had never yet alluded to their marriage but as a distant event.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

The bridesmaids are always dressed exactly alike as to texture of materials and model of making, but sometimes their dresses differ in color.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

It was the task which I began with, to show that no nation, or well-instituted state, if they valued books at all, did ever use this way of licensing; and it might be answered, that this is a piece of prudence lately discovered.
— from Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England by John Milton

Many of the doctrines and miraculous events which have always been assigned a divine emanation by the disciples of the Christian faith, are, by these scientific and historical disclosures, shown to be explainable upon natural grounds, and to have exclusively a natural basis.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves

It was a long drive, but Anne and Diana enjoyed every minute of it.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

As to the point that Diomed should be slain by his hospitable entertainer, this denotes that religious dissensions may cause treachery, bloody animosities, and deceit, even between the nearest friends.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

a kind of advertising eine Ausstellung eröffnen open an exhibition eine Auswahl an Produkten a range of products eine Bank einsetzen to utilize a bank eine Bedingung erfüllen to meet a stipulation eine Bedingung in einem Kredit a requirement in a credit eine Berechnung machen; anstellen to make a calculation eine Berufung widerrufen to cancel an appointment eine Beschränkung auferlegen impose a restriction eine Beschwerde einreichen to file a complaint eine besondere Absprache treffen to make a special arrangement eine Bestellung annehmen take an order eine bestimmte Zinsklausel a definite interest clause eine Buchung ausbessern; ändern; richtig stellen to adjust an entry eine Bürgschaft stellen put a guarantee eine detaillierte Aufstellung a detailled record eine dienliche Methode; Art; Weise a useful way eine Dividende festlegen fix a dividend eine Dividende ist festgesetzt worden a dividend has been declared eine eindeutige Vereinbarung a clear agreement eine Einfuhrgenehmigung erteilen grant an import licence eine eingedruckte Klausel a printed clause eine Einsparung bewirken to effect an economy eine Eintragung löschen cancel an entry eine Entscheidung herbeiführen to bring about a decision eine Entscheidung treffen reach a decision eine Erklärung vorlegen; Darstellung vorlegen to submit a statement eine Erlaubnis erteilen grant a permit eine Ermessensfrage a matter of discretion eine falsche Anschuldigung erheben to make a false accusation eine Familie unterhalten keep a family eine feststehende Verpflichtung zur Zahlung a definite understanding to pay eine Filiale oder Bank zu remboursieren to reimburse a branch or bank eine Firma übernehmen take over a company eine Forderung anerkennen admit a claim eine Forderung anmelden; Klage einbringen lodge a claim eine Frage aufbringen raise a question eine Frist innerhalb welcher a period within which eine Frist setzen to set a time limit eine
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Numbers from 18 to 99 inclusive which end in 8 or 9 are usually expressed by subtraction, as in the list ( 2405 ); less frequently (not in Cicero, rarely in classical writers) by addition: as, decem et octō , 4, 19, 4; decem novem , Ta.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

He kept on shouting his orders to the Danaans and exhorting them to defend their ships and tents; neither did Hector remain within the main body of the Trojan warriors, but as a dun eagle swoops down upon a flock of wild-fowl feeding near a river—geese, it may be, or cranes, or long-necked swans—even so did Hector make straight for a dark-prowed ship, rushing right towards it; for Jove with his mighty hand impelled him forward, and roused his people to follow him.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Leaving a small number of troops in the forts, with orders to mask the evacuation of the town, the Belgian Army, after destroying everything likely to be of use to the enemy, crossed the Escaut by night, together with the British forces, which, as early as September, had been despatched to help in defending the city.
— from The Yser and the Belgian Coast: An Illustrated History and Guide by Pneu Michelin (Firm)

It was highly improbable that any freemen would be abroad after dark, and as for the knight-errants who happened to be in the neighborhood, it was highly improbable that any of them would be abroad after dark either.
— from A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young

But associating, as does everyone, the attributes of divinity with the nature of the created matter that she beheld with her own eyes, she almost personified the Eternal God with what she knew of His work, without having a very clear idea as to what this mysterious Maker might really be.
— from Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant

His reception in New York was marked by an almost delirious enthusiasm.
— from The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

Warwick, the second Lord Mohun, died in 1665, leaving a son, Charles, third Baron, who married Lady Philippa Annesley, daughter of the Earl of Anglesea, and by her had a son Charles, fourth Baron, and a daughter Elizabeth, who died unmarried.
— from Cornish Characters and Strange Events by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

He represents Hood as fencing cautiously on the following day, keeping on the field, but avoiding a decisive encounter.
— from The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Also, you say that you are in despair at the thought of being unable to help me in my illness, owing to the fact that you have sold everything which might have maintained me, and preserved me in sickness, as well as that you have borrowed as much as it is possible for you to borrow, and are daily experiencing unpleasantness with your landlady.
— from Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

180 It is in conformity with such a high conception that affliction, far from being dreaded, becomes almost a desirable end, and we hear many Rabbis exclaim, “Beloved is suffering,” for by it fatherly love is shown to man by God; by it man obtains purification and atonement, by it Israel came in possession of the best gifts, such as the Torah, the Holy Land, and eternal life.
— from Studies in Judaism, First Series by S. (Solomon) Schechter

It was nearly noon when they reached the Diamond Dot, which lay north and well to the east of the Box B although almost directly east of the Double O. Water on the Diamond Dot was not as plentiful as on the neighboring ranches and the grass was thinner.
— from Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning by Graham M. Dean