The Cabin-boy whispered in Freddie's ear, in great excitement, "N-n-n-now you'll s-see!"
— from The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure by William Bowen

He eyed it greedily, edging nearer and nearer.
— from To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston

And now that George Shenstone is himself under it, having sent in his card, and been ushered into the drawing-room, he does not feel at his ease; instead, greatly embarrassed; not from any personal fear—he has too much "pluck" for that.
— from Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid

After having thus laid before you some of the procedures of those insects that usually deposit their eggs in groups, either naked or defended by coverings of various kinds, I next proceed to a rapid survey of those of the species that commonly deposit them singly .
— from An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 3 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects by William Kirby

The earliest accounts of China, after the doubling of the Cape of Good Hope, being written by Portuguese missionaries, and the Chinese proper names still remaining to be spelt in the letters of that alphabet, have led several etymologists into great errors, not only with regard to the letter X, but more particularly in the m final, and the h incipient, the former being pronounced ng , and the latter with a strong aspirate, as sh .
— from Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

During the second half of the sixteenth century a remarkable series of palaces was erected in Genoa, especially notable for their great courts and imposing staircases.
— from A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised by A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster) Hamlin