Drawing myself inside the room I moved stealthily toward the front of the building, and not until I had quite reached the doorway of her room was I made aware by voices that it was occupied.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Having seen the backs of our two cavaliers disappearing meekly into the rain, I stationed Francesca at a point of vantage, and went out to my victims in the front pew.
— from Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Heliotropism.—When a plant which is strongly heliotropic (and species differ much in this respect) is exposed to a bright lateral light, it bends quickly towards it, and the course pursued by the stem is quite or nearly straight.
— from The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Francis, Sir

He was a daring man; I think reckless is the proper word.
— from Wyndham's Pal by Harold Bindloss

In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion: but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness, incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
— from The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland

He was the handsomest—the most distinguished man in the room, in a way.
— from Just a Girl by Charles Garvice

He must have been surprised, but dug me in the ribs in a genial way, and said, “Hullo, young feller!”
— from Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs

"There's something a good deal more important than Rogers in the world, and more important than your business.
— from The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

One half of them had already reached the surface of the earth, when a dire mishap involved the remainder in a still more desolate captivity within its bowels.
— from Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 by James Athearn Jones

In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion: but rid me, and deliver me in thy righteousness; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
— from The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland