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condition of route exactly corresponds to
Here every condition of route exactly corresponds to that in the circular maze, only it is much less confusing to the eye.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

came out readily enough considering that
The answer came out readily enough considering that it had not occurred to her before to choose a new name.
— from The Threatening Eye by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

curtain of rich embroidery called the
“The Tabernacle was divided into two rooms by a most magnificent curtain of rich embroidery called the ‘Veil,’” replied Mrs. Temple.
— from The Children's Tabernacle; Or, Hand-Work and Heart-Work by A. L. O. E.

city of really excellent communications to
Tours was at first spoken of as the new seat of government, but the final choice rested on Bordeaux, a well-situated seaport and a city of really excellent communications to all parts of the country.
— from How the Nations Waged War A companion volume to "How the War Began" by J. M. (John McFarland) Kennedy

could only rustle enough coin to
Most of 'em say they've been thrown out of work by the trusts, but that they've heard of a job in Newark, or Bridgeport, or somewhere, which they could get if they could only rustle enough coin to pay the fare.
— from On With Torchy by Sewell Ford

capable of raising every crop that
They usually consist of large tracts of fertile land capable of raising every crop that the climate in which the school is located will permit.
— from The American Indian in the United States, Period 1850-1914 ... The Present Condition of the American Indian; His Political History and Other Topics; A Plea for Justice by Warren King Moorehead

consist of raggee Eleusine corocana the
Their crops consist of raggee ( Eleusine corocana ), the most prolific of cultivated grasses, [408] which is made into dark brown cakes and porridge; samee or Italian millet, barley, an amaranth called keeray , some pulses, mustard, onions, and potatoes.
— from Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India. by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir

crime or rather elevates crime to
What is it in the life and atmosphere of America which thus encourages crime, or rather elevates crime to a level of excellence unknown elsewhere?
— from American Sketches by Charles Whibley

church of Rome every compliance they
They pushed matters to a total opposition with the church of Rome; every compliance, they said, was a symbolizing with Antichrist.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume


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