She wrote to inform her Sister of her marriage; But, for reasons which will be explained hereafter, Elvira never answered her letter.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

I OF THE ORIGIN OF THE NATURAL VIRTUES AND VICES We come now to the examination of such virtues and vices as are entirely natural, and have no dependance on the artifice and contrivance of men.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

[44] las agencias marítimas venden pasajes para los vapores; las de colocaciones proporcionan sirvientes, empleados, operarios y peones; las de mensajeros ponen a la disposición del cliente mandaderos para transmitir recados; las agencias de transportes realizan los servicios que en Norte América hacen los expresos; las de mudanza se encargan de transportar muebles cuando se cambia de domicilio; las agencias de alquileres procuran listas de casas desocupadas; las agencias o casas de cambio venden y compran moneda extranjera.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

others Ereinnwg, n. pear orchard Eres, a. marvellous, strange Eresi, n. amazement, wonder Eresu, v. to marvel Erf, n. briskness: a. brisk Erfai, a. brisk, gay, lively Erfawr, a. very great, vast Erfid, n. junction; conflict: v. to come in contact Erflawdd, a. tumultuous Erfyn, n. dim, a weapon; a tool: n. petition, prayer Erfyniad, n. a petition Erfyniaw, v. to petition Erfyniol, a. supplicatory Erfyniedydd, n. a beseecher Erfyniwr, n. one who solicits, or begs, an implorer Erganiad, n. celebrating Erganu, v. to sing, to celebrate Erglyw, n. listening, attention Erglywed, v. to listen, to hear Erglywiad, n. a listening Ergryd, n. a trembling, dread: v. to tremble; to terrify Ergrydiad, n. tremulousness Ergrydio, v. to cause, to quake Ergrydiol, a. tending to agitate Ergryf, a. endowed with strength Ergryn, n. terror, horror, dread Ergrynawd, n. trepidation Ergrynedig, a. made to tremble Ergryniad, n. tremulation Ergrynig, a. apt to tremble Ergrynol, a. terrifying Ergrynu, v. to tremble Ergwydd, n. a tumble, a fall Ergwyn, n. cause of complaint Ergwyno, to make to complain Ergyd, n. a propulsion, throw, cast; shot; stroke Ergydiad, n. a striking Ergydio, v. to propel, to throw, to cast; to shoot; to charge Ergydiol, a. propulsive Ergydiwr, n. thrower, shooter Ergyr, n. impulse, thrust Ergyrch, n. an onset, an attack Ergyrchiad, n. an attacking Ergyrchu, v. to make an onset Ergyriad, n. an impulsion Ergyrio, v. to impel, to thrust Ergyriol, a. impulsive Erhelfa, n. a hunting party Eriaw, v. to make progress Erin, a. moving, progressive Erioed, adv.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

His eyes narrowed as he thought for a minute.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

landlady began then to handle her knife; but the other stopt her, saying, “Good woman, I must insist upon your first washing your hands; for I am extremely nice, and have been always used from my cradle to have everything in the most elegant manner.”
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I’ve opened the safe every morning all that time (Sundays excepted) as the clock struck nine, and gone over the house every night at half-past ten (except on Foreign Post nights, and then twenty minutes before twelve) to see the doors fastened, and the fires out.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

[Pg 597] becomes so complicated that each new adjustment has such wide ramifications that it threatens the whole structure.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

“Exactly, not a hair’s breadth farther,” answered Prince Vasíli, laughing, “‘Sergéy Kuzmích...
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

During the ensuing night a heavy gale burst over the south of England.
— from Cloud Studies by Arthur William Clayden

The cashier had taken the precaution to make a memorandum of the numbers printed on the faces, and was therefore enabled to describe each note as he would his watch taken from his fob by a pickpocket.
— from The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

I sometimes take up one of her works upon an odd hour even now; and how like finding old-garret clothes—big bonnets and scant skirts—is the reading of such old-time story!
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

The city was entirely new and he didn't know anyone.
— from Corpus of a Siam Mosquito by Steven David Justin Sills

" "They would have been finished, Mr. Berlaps," said the woman, in a deprecating tone; "but one of my children has been sick; and I have had to be up with her so often every night, and have had to attend to her so much through the day, that I have not been able to do more than half work.
— from Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

The modern family of European nations are her sons and daughters, and some of her daughters have grown up and married foreign husbands and given birth to offspring.
— from The Grandeur That Was Rome by J. C. (John Clarke) Stobart

"Well, suh"— "Don't get excited, now, Andrew," his mistress interrupted.
— from Aaron in the Wildwoods by Joel Chandler Harris

For eagles, which have been, and still are, extensively used in a sport for which the only English names are hawking and falconry, remain unincluded in the two usually accepted classes.
— from The Art and Practice of Hawking by E. B. (Edward Blair) Michell

Down once more, into a glen; but such a glen as neither England nor America has ever seen; or, please God, ever will see, glorious as it is.
— from Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Charles Kingsley