He then bent his body, and by a desperate effort severed the cord that bound his legs, at the moment when it seemed as if he were actually strangled.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Too tired to eat, she forced herself to swallow a few bites and drank eagerly some tea.
— from The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North by William MacLeod Raine

1 ) in a saucepan on the fire; reduce three quarters, pour it on a dish, into which break a dozen eggs, sprinkle them with salt and pepper, send them to a moderate oven for about six or seven minutes, and serve; your eggs must be soft.
— from French Dishes for American Tables by Caron, Pierre, active 1886-1899

And Baun and Deelish each said, “The whole of the cake will be little enough for our journey.”
— from The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum

To try storming it in front would be a doubtful experiment, sure to result in terrible loss of life.
— from The American Revolution by John Fiske

Elise, who gave herself up to the full enjoyment of the beautiful day and the universal delight, had neither inclination nor wish to interrupt this by any disagreeable explanation; she thought to herself that she would defer it a while.
— from The Home; Or, Life in Sweden by Fredrika Bremer

From the first appearance of Burggraf Friedrich, with good words and with HEAVY PEG, in the wreck of anarchic Brandenburg, and downwards ever since, this has steadily enough gone on.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Thomas Carlyle

Her long deep chestnut hair fell in silky ringlets on brilliantly white shoulders; her blue and dreamy eyes seemed to reflect the azure of the sky, and were crowned by black eyebrows, the delicate outline of which was traced as with a pencil.
— from The Guide of the Desert by Gustave Aimard

In making the long bolts the thread should be cut about three-quarter length of bolt and deep enough so that the nuts will easily screw on.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 08 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins