The drawing-room was decorated with magnificent looking-glasses, crystal chandeliers, girandoles in gilt, bronze, and with a splendid pier-glass placed on a chimney of white marble; the walls were covered with small squares of real china, representing little Cupids and naked amorous couples in all sorts of positions, well calculated to excite the imagination; elegant and very comfortable sofas were placed on every side.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

"It is kind of sing'lar at fust, I'm free to confess, and not as churchy as some folks like.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

When social conditions are nearly equal, men are constantly changing their situations in life: there is still a class of menials and a class of masters, but these classes are not always composed of the same individuals, still less of the same families; and those who command are not more secure of perpetuity than those who obey.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville

circunvecino, -a , neighboring, adjacent, contiguous.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

He sprung his secret about Huck’s share in the adventure in the finest dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as clamorous and effusive as it might have been under happier circumstances.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

better; rather Amgenaeth, n. difference Amgeneirio, v. to paraphrase Amgenu, v. to differ, to alter Amglawdd, n. an entrenchment Amgloddiad, n. entrenchment Amgledru, v. to rail round Amgludo, v. to carry about Amglwm, n. a clasper Amglywed, v. to apprehend Amgasifio, r. to clip round Amgnoi, v. to bite round, to correde Amgreiaio, v. to roll about Amgrom, a. convex Amgron, a. globular Amgud, n. a curly lock Amgudyn, n. a ringlet of hair Amgudd, n. treasure: a. hidden on all sides Amguddio, v. to inwrap Amgudd, a. a choice rarity Amguddfa, n. a museum Amgyff, a. support on everyside Amgyffrawd, n. imagination Amgyffred, n. comprehension Amgyffrediad, n. comprehending Amgyffredol, a. comprehensible Amgyffredu, v. to comprehend Amgyffroad, thorough agitation Amgyffroi, v. to agitate all round Amgylch, n. a circuit; an environ; a. round about Amgylchedd, n. circumference Amgylchiad, n. a surrounding Amgylchiadol, a. circumscribing Amgylchu, v. to surround Amglchyn, n. circumferentor Amgylchyniad, n. encompassing Amgylchynu, v. to surround Amgylchynol, a. encompassing Amgylchynwr, n. circumscriber Amgyaniwair, v. to hover round Amgynull, v. to collect again Amgynnulliad, sub. a collection from all sides Amgyrhaeddu, v. to extend Amgywain, v. to carry round Amhad, n. mixed seed Amhafal, a. parallel Amherawdr, n. an emperor Amhir, a. lengthened round Amhwedd, sub. intreaty: v. to crave Amias, n. a sensation round Amig, n. greediness Aml, a. often; plentiful Amlhâd, n. an increasing Amlhau, v. to multiply Amlbrïod, n. a polygamist Amlbriodas, n. polygamy Amlder, n. frequency Amldroed, n. polypui Amlddull, a. multiform Amldduw, n. polytheist Amlediad, n. expansion Amledd, n. abundance; store Amleglwys, n. pluralist Amleiriog, a. loquacious Amlenw, a. multinomial Amlenwi, v. to fill around Amlew, a. devouring on all sides Amlewyrchiad, n. a shining on every side Amlgell, a. having many cells Amliaith, a. polyglot Amlieithog, a. of many languages Amlifeiriant, n. circumfluence Amlifiad, n. circulation Amlifo, v. to flow about Amlinell, n. surrounding line Amliw, n. a stain: a. stained Amliwiad, n. discolouring Amliwiog, a. motley, coloured Amlochrog, a. multilateral Amlosgi, v. to burn round Amlran, n. many shares Amlryw, n. miscellany: multifarious Amlsill, a. polysyllabical Amlwedd, a. of divert forms Amlwg, a. apparent, evident Amlygder, n. conspiciousness Amlygedig, a. manifested Amlygedd, n. apparentness Amlygiad, n. manifestation Amlygiadol, a. explanatory Amlygol, a. demonstrative Amlygrwydd, n. obviousness Amlygu, v. to manifest Amlynu, v. to adhere around Ammaeth, n. dainty Ammau, Ammheu, v. to doubt Ammawr, v. placidity Ammeuthu, v. to make dainty Ammeuthyn, a. rare, dainty Ammheuad, n. a doubting Ammheuaeth, n. doubt Ammheugar, a. hesitating Ammheüus, a. doubting Amheuol, a. doubtful Amheuwr, n. a sceptic Ammod, n. a contract Ammodi, v. to corenant Ammodiad, n. a contracting Ammodol, a. conditional Ammodwr, n. a contractor Ammwyth, n. a carousal Amnaid, n. a beck Amneidiad, n. a beckoning Amner, n. a purse Amnerydd, n. a purser Amorchudd, n. a cover around Amrafael, n. contention Amrafaelgar, a. contentious Amrafaeliad, n. a bickering Amrafaelio, v. to contend Amrafaelus, a. contentious Amran, n. circular division Amraniad, n. division round Amrant, n. the eye-lid Amrant-hun, n. a short nap Amrantu, v. to wink, to blink Amranu, v. to divide round Amrentyn, n. close of the eye Amrith, a. of various aspects Amrosgo, a. vast, unwieldy Amrwygiad, n. dilapidation Amrwym, a. a bandage round Amrwymo, v. to bind round about Amryallu, v. multipotent Amrydwll, a. full of holes, porous Amrydyb, n. a parados Amryddarn, a. of various pieces Amryddull, a. multiform Amryfal, a. divers, sundry Amrafaeledd, n. diversity Amryfaliad,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Though Goldberg was surrounded by various Christians at Neuwied, and came, sometimes, in contact with the Moravian brethren, yet many years passed before he submitted to the Word of God, and found the peace which the world can neither give nor take away.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

Arab, a. joyous, merry, pleasant Arabawl, a. yielding, merriness Arabedd, n. jocundity, drollery Arabeddu, v. to create mirth Arabeddus, a. facetious Arabwr, n. a jester, a buffoon Arad, n. a plough Aradiad, n. tillage Aradol, a. ploughing; arable Aradu, v. to plough, to till Aradwr, n. a ploughman Aradwy, n. ploughing: a. arable Araeth, n. speech, oration Araf, a. slow, soft, mild, still Arafaidd, a. rather slow; gen le Arafedd, n. slowness Arafeiddio, v. to slacken pace Arafu, v. to go slower Arafwch, n. slowness, mildness Arall, a. another, other Arallair, n. a paraphrase Aralledig, a. diversifled Aralleg, n. an allegory Arallegiad, n. an allegorizing Arallegol, a. allegorical Arallegu, v. to allegorize Arallegwr, n. an allegorizer Aralliad, n. alteration Arallrwydd, n. alternity Arallu, v. to alter; to invert Aramred, n. perambulation Aran, n. high place, or alp Araul, a. serene; pleasant Arbed, n. a sparing, a saying: v. to spare, to save Arbediad, n. a sparing a saying Arbedol, a. saving, sparing Arbedwr, n. a sparer Arbenig, principal; excellent; peculiar Arbenigol, a. superior, excelling Arbenigrwydd, n. supremacy Arbenog, a. principal, supreme Arbenol, a. sovereign, supreme Arberyglu, v. to endanger Arbetrus, a. very dubious Arbetruso, v. to doubt much Arbrinder, n. great scarcity Arbwyll, n. reason, intellect Arbwylleb, Arbwylleg, n. logic Arbylu, v. to blunt greatly Arch, n. a request, a petition, a demand: n. a trunk, or chest: a. chief, topmost, principal Archangel, n. archangel Archdeyrn, n. a monarch Archdeyrnaeth, n. monarchy Archdeyrnol, a. monarchial Archddug, n. an archduke Archdduges, n. archduchess Archddugiaeth, n. archdukedom Archddugol, a. archducal Archedig, a. demanded, required Archedigaeth, n. requisition Archedigol, a. imperative Archen, n. a shoe, sandal Archenad, n. apparel, clothing Archenu, v. to put on shoes Archesgob, n. archbishop Archesgobaeth, n. archbishopric Archesgobawd, n. archiepiscopacy Archiad, n. a demanding Archlen, n. the loin, or waist Archoll, n. a wound, a cut Archolladwy, a. vulnerable Archolledig, a. wounded, cut Archolli, v. to wound, to cut Archolliad, n. a wounding Archwaeth, n. savour, taste Archwaethiad, n. a savouring Archwaethu, v. to savour Archwaethus, a. savoury Ardal, n. a region, a province Ardalaeth, n. a marquisate Ardalwr, n. a marquis; a borderer, a countryman Ardalydd, n. a marcher Ardant, a. clamorous, noisy Ardawch, a. hazy and sultry Ardebed, n. the face, feature Ardeml, n. a spread out Ardochi, v. to become hazy Ardraws, a. transverse, cross Ardrem, n. prospect, view Ardremu, v. to survey, to behold Ardreth, n. a tax, a rate Ardrethiad, n. a rating Ardrethol, a. rated, taxed Ardrethu, v. to rate or tax Ardymmher, n. temperature Ardymmherol, temperamental Ardymmheru, v. to temper Ardyst, n. an open witness Ardystio, v. to certify Ardd, n. ploughed land Arddadgan, v. to denounce Arddangos, to indicate, to shew Arddangosiad, n. indication Arddangosol, a. indicative Arddal, n. support, a bearing Arddansawdd, n. ontology, the science of entities Arddansodol, a. metaphysical Arddant, n. a gag-tooth Arddawd, n. a prefix, an adjunct Arddawn, n. a talent Arddedfol, a. institutional Arddedig, a. tilled, ploughed Arddeddf, n. an institute Arddefod, n. a ceremony Arddefodol, a. ceremonial Arddelw, n. a claim, a challenge; an assertion, v. to claim; to assert Arddelwad, n. an averment Ardderchafad, Ardderchaflad, n. advancement Ardderchafu, to elevate highly Ardderchedd, n. excellence Ardderchog, a. excellent, exalted Ardderchogi, v. to dignify Arddiad, n. a ploughing Arddigon, n. superfluity Arddigoni, v. to make an excess Arddigonol, a. superabundant Arddisgyn, v. to befall, to happen Arddisum, a. diminutive Arddodi, v. to prefix, to annex Arddodiad, n. a preposition, a prefix.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

She rustled, she shimmered, in fresh, dove-coloured draperies, and Ralph saw at a glance that she was as crisp and new and comprehensive as a first issue before the folding.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

to adapt Addaw, n. a promise Addawd, n. a repository Addawedig, a. promised Addawiad, n. promising Addawl, n. worship Addawydd, n. a promiser Addef, v. to acknowledge, to own Addefedig, a. confessed Addefiad, n. confession Addefol, a. confessing Addefwr, n. a confessor Addewid, n. a promise Addewidiol, a. promissory Addfed, a. ripe, mature Addfediad, n. a ripening Addfedrwydd, n. ripeness Addfedu, v. to ripen Addfwyn, a. gentle, meek, mild Addfwynder, n. gentleness Addoed, n. an appointed time Addoedi, v. to set a time; to defer Addoediad, n. prorogation, a respiting Addoer, a. frigid; chilly Addoeredig, a. chilled Addoeri, v. to chill Addoeriad, n. refrigeration Addoladwy, a. adorable; divine Addoledig, a. praised; worshipped Addoli, v. to worship, to adore Addoliad, n. a worshipping Addoliadol, a. devotional Addoliant, n. worship, adoration Addolwr, n. worshipper Addon, n. fruit; offspring Addu, v. to go, to proceed Adduned, n. a vow; a desire Addunedu, v. to make a vow Addunedwr, n. vower Adduniad, n. a vowing Addunwr, n. one that makes a vow Addurn, n. an ornament Addurnedig, a. ornamented Addurniad, n. adornment Addurniaeth, n. ornature Addurno, v. to ornament Addurnol, a. ornamental Addurnwr, n. a decorator Addfwynfryd, n. a virtuous mind Addygg, n. instruction Addysgediff, a. instructed Addysgiad, n. an instructing Addysgu, v. to instruct, to teach Addysgiadol, a. dictatic Addysgwr, n. an instructor Aed, n. a going; a proceeding Aeg, n. faculty of utterance Ael, n. a jut out; a brow Aeldrem, n. a leering Aeldrwm, a. stern, frowning Aele, a. woeful, sad, piteous Aeled, n. an ailment Aelfawr, a. big browed Aelgerth, n. the check bone Aeliog, a. browed; full browed Aelod, n. a limb, a number Aelodi, v. to form a member Aelodiad, n. forming a member Aelodog, a. limbed Aelwyd, n. a hearth; family Aelwydiad, n. a hearth-full Aelwyd, a. prosperous Aer, n. slaughter; battle; heir Aerfan, n. a field of battle Aeron, n. fruits of trees Aerwy, n. a collar; torques Aes, n. a flat body; a target Aesel, n. verjuice; vinegar Aeserw, n. plank Aeth, n. a point, a furse: v. he went; he has gone Aethawl, a. pungent, poignant Aethiad, n. a smarting Aethnen, n. an aspen, a poplar Aethwellt, n. latter-math Aethwydd, n. aspen wood Af, n. progress, a going on; a prefix to words, answering to UN Afach, n. a grapple, a holdfast Afaeth, n. blandishment Afal, n. an apple Afaleua, v. to gather apples Afall, n. an apple tree Afallach, n. an orchard Afallen, n. an apple tree Afallwydd, n. apple trees Afan, n. raspberries: a. high, loud Afanc, n. a crocodile Afanen, n. a raspberry Afanwydd, n. a raspberry-brake Afiach, a. unwell, unhealthy Afiaeth, n. blandishment Afiechyd, n. indisposition Aflafar, n. loss of speech; dumb Aflafarwch, n. lack of utterance Aflan, a. unclean, poluted Aflanhad, n. a polluting Aflanhau, v. to pollute Aflariaidd, a. ungentle Aflathr, a. without polish Aflathraidd, a. unpollished Aflawen, a. not merry Afleferydd, n. dumbness Aflendid, n. uncleanness Aflerw, a. slovenly, untidy Afles, n. disadvantage; hurt Aflesol, a. disadvantageous Aflesrwydd, n. disadvantage Aflesu, v. to damage, to hurt Aflonder, n. uncheerfulness Aflonydd, a. unquiet, restless Aflonyddiad, n. molestation Aflonyddu, v. to disquiet Aflonyddwch, n. disquietude Aflonyddwr, n. a molester Afloyw, a. not clear, muddy Afloywder, n. muddiness Aflun, a. void of form Afluniad, n. deforming Afluniaidd, a. deformed Aflunieiddio, v. to disfigure Aflwfr, a. uncowardly; daring Aflwydd, n. misfortune Aflwyddianus, a. unprosperous Aflwyddiant, n. misfortune, want of prosperity Aflwyddo, v. to miscarry, to fail Aflwyddol, a. unprosperous Aflyfnder, n. ruggedness Aflym, a. blunt; not sharp Aflymder, n. want of sharpness Aflywodraeth, n. misrule Aflywodraethus, a. ungovernable Afon, n. a river Afonig, n. a brook, rivulet, a rill Afonol, a. like a rivet Afr, n. a flowing principle Afrad, n. waste Afradiad, n. a lavashing Afradlawn, a. extravagant Afradlondeb, n. prodigality Afradloni, v. to waste, to lavish Afradloniad, n. lavishing Afradlonrwydd, n. prodigality Afradu, v. to squander, to lavish Afraid, a. needless, unnecessary Afreol, n. disorder, misrule Afreolaidd, a. irregular Afreolaeth, n. irregularity Afrif, a. numberless Afrifad, n. innumerableness Afrifed, a. innumerable Afrifo, v. to miscount Afrllad, n. consecrated wafers Afrlladen, n. a cake, a wafer Afrugl, a. faultering, hesitating Afrwydd, n. difficulty: a. unprosperous Afrwydd-deb, n. unpropitiousness Afrwyddiad, n. a retarding Afrwyddo, v. to retard, to hinder Afrwyddol, a. unpropitious Afrwym, a. unbound, untied Afrywiaeth, n. degeneracy Afrywiedig, a. degenerated Afrywio, v. to degenerate Afrywiog, a. harsh, degenerate Afrywiogi, v. to grow rough Afrywiogrwydd, n. degeneracy, rigour; harshness Afu, n. the liver Afuad, n. the rot Afuol, a. hepatical Affwys, n. a precipice: a. steep Ag, n. f. an opening, a cleft: prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

A tsunami of destruction, a tidal wave of misappropriation, an orgy of crime and corruption and nepotism and cronyism swept across the unfortunate territories of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
— from After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

Marx then declares that, in order to have a capitalist society, two classes are necessary: a capitalist and a non-capitalist class; a class that dominates, and one that succumbs.
— from Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel Peter Orth

But there are other points to consider: 1st, John Bayliss stands somewhat in the relation of a slaveholder, as in a former letter he spoke of three aged slaves living with him, and wished Hamilton and wife to stay with him two weeks if he lived, which was doubtful, and wished them to be sure and bring their children, though we all know that four little noisy children are not agreeable companions in a sick-room."
— from A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland by Laura S. (Laura Smith) Haviland

The choice, therefore, of sitting at the marriage feast was conditional, and not, as Calvinists contend, unconditional.
— from The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Robert Wallace

The way was long for an unthinking lad; and they seemed endless, those never-changing rows of tree-trunks, those uncounted yellow, blinking cornfields ... and never a creature on the road.
— from The Path of Life by Stijn Streuvels

Tobacco and salt were monopolised by government concessionaires, and not a chicken could be sold in the markets without paying an exorbitant tax.
— from The South American Republics, Part 2 of 2 by Thomas Cleland Dawson

The pretext for our excursion was to see a remarkable chapel, inlaid with jasper and lapis-lazuli, in the church of St. Roch; but when we arrived, three or four masses were celebrating, and not a creature sufficiently disengaged to draw the curtain which veils the altar, so we went out as wise as we came in.
— from Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford

Beaumont (the renowned and popular painter) had been at the house in the afternoon, and had asked Mr. Moulton's permission to bring Courbet (the celebrated artist, now a Communard) to see us.
— from In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone

Why it is cool at night and cold in winter.
— from Common Science by Carleton Washburne