It was time to sleep, and one can usually sleep so splendidly before rain; but the old man had a hankering after serious, weighty thoughts; he wanted not simply to think but to meditate, and he meditated how good it would be, as death was near at hand, for the sake of his soul to give up the idleness which so imperceptibly swallowed up day after day, year after year, leaving no trace; to think out for himself some great exploit—for instance, to walk on foot far, far away, or to give up meat like this young man.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Stac , pt. s. closed up, S2; see Steken .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

She got the linen folded and placed in the waggon, she then yoked the mules, and, as she took her seat, she called Ulysses: "Stranger," said she, "rise and let us be going back to the town; I will introduce you at the house of my excellent father, where I can tell you that you will meet all the best people among the Phaeacians.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

“The swans [ cygnes ] understand signs [ signes ],” said the bourgeois, delighted to make a jest.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

‘Perhaps you would like to call us swindlers, sir,’ said Dodson.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

“I think I can understand,” she says slowly.
— from Seductio Ad Absurdum The Principles & Practices of Seduction, A Beginner's Handbook by Emily Hahn

"You may count upon something spicy," said he; "it is Mimi Latouche, once the darling of Paris, now all the rage in London.
— from Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell

"Well, I could use some sleep," she admitted.
— from The Planet Mappers by E. Everett (Edward Everett) Evans

"You must 'scuse me for coming unexpected," she said, softly, "but I really didn't know I was coming here until I arrived.
— from The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Shahla Wali Mohammed—Iraqi Counterpart International *Hamid Majid Musa—Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party *Raid Khyutab Muhemeed—Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Foundation Sinan Shabibi—Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq Samir Shakir M. Sumaidaie—Ambassador of Iraq to the United States Current U.S. Administration Officials Senior Administration Officials George W. Bush—President Richard B. Cheney—Vice President Condoleezza Rice—Secretary of State Donald H. Rumsfeld—Secretary of Defense Stephen J. Hadley—National Security Advisor Joshua B. Bolten—White House Chief of Staff Department of Defense/Military CIVILIAN: Gordon England—Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Cambone—Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Eric Edelman—Under Secretary of Defense for Policy MILITARY: General Peter Pace—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Edmund Giambastiani—Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Abizaid—Commander, United States Central Command *General George W. Casey, Jr.—Commanding General, Multi-National Forces-Iraq Lt. General James T. Conway—Director of Operations, J-3, on the Joint Staff *Lt. General Peter Chiarelli—Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq Lt. General David H. Petraeus—Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth *Lt. General Martin Dempsey—Commander Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq *Maj. General Joseph Peterson—Coalition Police Assistance Training Team *Maj. General Richard Zilmer—Commander, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Colonel Derek Harvey—Senior Intelligence Officer for Iraq, Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Colonel Richard Bowyer—National War College (recently served in Iraq) Lt. Colonel Justin Gubler—National War College (recently served in Iraq) Lt. Colonel David Haight—National War College (recently served in Iraq) Lt. Colonel Russell Smith—National War College (recently served in Iraq) Department of State/Civilian Embassy Personnel R. Nicholas Burns—Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Philip Zelikow—Counselor to the Department of State C. David Welch—Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs James Jeffrey—Senior Advisor to Secretary Rice and Coordinator for Iraq Policy David Satterfield—Senior Advisor to Secretary Rice and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Zalmay Khalilzad—U.S. Ambassador to Iraq *Dan Speckhard—Charge D'Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Iraq *Joseph Saloom—Director, Iraq Reconstruction and Management Office *Hilda Arellano—U.S. Agency for International Development Director in Iraq *Terrance Kelly—Director, Office of Strategic Plans and Assessments *Randall Bennett—Regional Security Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq Intelligence Community John D. Negroponte—Director of National Intelligence General Michael V. Hayden—Director, Central Intelligence Agency Thomas Fingar—Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council John Sherman—Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues Steve Ward—Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Middle East Jeff Wickham—Iraq Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency Other Senior Officials David Walker—Comptroller General of the United States *Stuart Bowen—Special Inspector General for Iraqi Reconstruction Members of Congress United States Senate Senator William Frist (R-TN)—Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)—Minority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—Majority Whip Senator Richard Durbin (
— from The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

Ministers sent to foreign countries upon special service, such as the negotiation of special treaties, are sometimes called commissioners .
— from Elements of Civil Government A Text-Book for Use in Public Schools, High Schools and Normal Schools and a Manual of Reference for Teachers by Alexander L. Peterman

So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
— from It's like this, cat by Emily Neville

He thought that Katharine was treating the matter with curious unconcern; she scarcely seemed aware of the gravity of what she was saying; he did not understand the position at all.
— from Night and Day by Virginia Woolf