We heard the first class of the young ladies examined in French and geography, and then specimens of their drawing, embroidery and other needle-work were exhibited to us.
— from Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2) by George Ticknor Curtis

He had been in the company of the youths long enough to learn that George Shelton was the superior of his brother in wrestling, and indeed possessed no little skill in that respect.
— from Deerfoot on the Prairies by Edward Sylvester Ellis

In the cool of the summer’s evening, refreshed by a cup of tea, you leave Eastchurch behind you and set off upon your final flight.
— from The Aeroplane by Claude Grahame-White

"I am certainly obliged to you," laughed Endicott, "for going to all that trouble to provide me with clothing.
— from The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

Would it be possible, think you, to get together a small band of men to aid you in carrying off the young lady, either from the grounds of her father's house or while journeying on the road?
— from By England's Aid; Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

When we passed the orchard and came to the dreary house I thought, "There's no chance of this young lad ever coming to live here."
— from Bonnie Prince Fetlar: The Story of a Pony and His Friends by Marshall Saunders