I do every living thing I can think of, but someway I can't get inside that child's shell.
— from The Adopting of Rosa Marie (A Sequel to Dandelion Cottage) by Carroll Watson Rankin

“What is to be done?” exclaimed Lady Thicknesse, in consternation.
— from Chetwynd Calverley New Edition, 1877 by William Harrison Ainsworth

Et Iohannes bene cognoscit cartam illam et dicit quod idem Robertus fuit villanus patris sui et per pecuniam domini sui redemptus fuit a seruitute et quod antequam esset liberatus a servitute fuit idem Willelmus nativus, et petit judicium si per cartam quam pater suus ei fecerat debeat esse liber tempore Iohannis cum redemptus esset per pecuniam patris
— from Villainage in England: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

Thus the cavalry added another dearly earned laurel to its chaplet of honor— dearly earned , because many of their bravest champions fell upon that bloody field.
— from Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens

After serving their purposes in the tabulation of other data, explained later, the invoice copies are filed alphabetically, keeping all invoices to the same customer together.
— from Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 01 (of 10) by American School of Correspondence