He remembered the hatred he had felt the night before for the swarthy brow and curly hair, and felt that even yesterday at the moment of intense hatred and anger he could not have shot a man.
— from The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Heimdall is a personification of the gentle rain and dew, which after struggling for a while with his foe, the drought, eventually conquers him and forces him to relinquish his prize.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

Poor Pinocchio huddled close to the doghouse more dead than alive from cold, hunger, and fright.
— from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

With shrieks of laughter the children ran after their uncle, chasing him and catching him, and filling the house with noise.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

But when her own servants all knew of the loss of the Moonstone, and when some of the circumstances had actually found their way into the newspapers—when strangers were speculating whether there was any connection between what had happened at Lady Verinder’s country house, and what had happened in Northumberland Street and Alfred Place—concealment was not to be thought of; and perfect frankness became a necessity as well as a virtue.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

In the autumn Roe built a log cabin; in this cabin he and family continued to live till 1870.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

Go, go, she... is calling...” and weeping like a child and quickly shuffling on his feeble legs to a chair, he almost fell into it, covering his face with his hands.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

They had noses in the air, and large, coarse hands and feet.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

Up to 1803 the Anglican congregation had assembled for Divine Worship in the Parliament Building; and prior to the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Stuart, or in his absence, a layman, Mr. Cooper, afterwards the well-known wharfinger, used to read the service.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

"They are remarkable for their curious history, and for their silent love, which never came to anything.
— from What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

If one of those gentlemen, those Cavaliers who rallied to your flag at Nottingham and drew their swords for you at Edgehill, were made prisoner of the Parliament, and accepted his life on the condition that he stood aside and left you to fight without his aid, would you count him a loyal subject, would you call him a faithful friend, could you admit that he was an honest soldier?”
— from The Lady of Loyalty House: A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

As a result of that conference he asked for ten as a trial order.
— from Printing Telegraphy... A New Era Begins by Edward E. Kleinschmidt

At one point in the White Paper it was hinted that fair use might be a relic of the inconveniences of the analog age, to be discarded now that we could have automated fractional payments for even the most insignificant use.3 (It was noted, however, that some disagreed with this conclusion.)
— from The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

"But it is so cold here, and freezes sometimes.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

When I heard that he had gone, I pressed my sword-hilt so tightly in my rage that the blood dripped from my nails, and I cursed him aloud for idly suffering such insult to our house to pass without revenge.
— from Vandrad the Viking; Or, The Feud and the Spell by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston

And, first, as to this “grave” custom on the London side of the Thames, we have the epistolary testimony of a writer in the year 1773, viz.— Sir,—Nothing but that unaccountable variety of life, which my stars have imposed upon me, could have apologised for my taking a journey to the fens of Essex.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

She got up hurriedly and went to him in sudden trouble and alarm, but the sensation of the moment did not carry him any further.
— from The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

He sailed on the New Providence expedition under Commodore Hopkins as first lieutenant of the Alfred, thirty; and he soon discovered that, instead of gaining information, he was obliged to inform others.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

As to the Communion Service I bade them notice that it begins with the Lord's Prayer, in which we draw near to our Father, not as sinners, but as His children; asking for a clean heart and for grace to live according to His will; then, we approach the table, unworthy, indeed, to take even the crumbs under it, but trusting in His mercy.
— from From Death into Life or, Twenty Years of my Ministry by W. (William) Haslam