When the sailor was enthusiastic, Neb always looked as if he would say, “Nothing could be more natural.”
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

ad this year Elest, n. flags, or sedges Elestr, n. flag; fleus de lys Elestren, n. flag; fluer de lys Elf, n. elementary principle Elfaeth, n. elementation Elfed, a. autumn Elfen, n. particle; element Elfeniad, n. elementation Elfenol, elemental, elementary Elfenu, v. to element Elfod, n. intellectual existence Ellyd, intellectual world Elfydd, n. elementary principle, earth, land Elfyddan, n. the earthly globe Elfydden, n. earth: region Elfyddu, v. to element Elff, n. pure state; a demon Elgain, a. supremely fair Elgeth, n. the chin, the jaw Eli, n. a salve, a plaister Eliad, n. a doing with salve Eliaw, v. to apply a salve Elin, n. angle; an elbow Elinad, n. a making an angle Elinaw, v. to angle; to elbow Elinawg, a. angular; jointly Elindys, n. caterpillars Elor, n. a bier; a hearse Elu, v. to move on: to go Elus, a. bounteous, charitable Elusen, n. bounty, alms Eluseraidd, a. of a charitable turn Elusendod, n. alms giving Elusendy, n. alms house Elusengar, a. charitable Elusengarwch, charitableness Eluseni, n. bounty, charity Elusenwr, n. an almoner Elw, n. goods, profit, gain Elwa, v. to get wealth; to trade Elwant, n. profit; lucre Elwch, n. shout of joy; joy Elwi, v. to turn to profit Elwig, a. tending to produce Elwl, n. the reins Elwlen, n. a kidney Elyd, n. what is fused Elydn, n. brass Elydraidd, a like brass, brassy Elydyr, n. brass, bell-metal Elyf, n. that glides: a. gliding Elyw, n. aloes, juice of aloes Ell, n. that is divided or outward; a. outward extreme Ellael, n. an eyebrow Ellaig, n. a pear Ellain, a. radiant, splendid Ellast, n. thistle Ellbwyd, n. famine; hunger Ellmyn, n. foreigners; Germans Elltrewen, n. gossip; stepmother Ellt, n. that is parted off Ellwedd, n. outward aspect Ellydd, n. a cutting off Ellyll, n. an elf or goblin Ellylldan, n. ignis fatuus Ellylles, n. a she goblin Ellyllyn, n. a little imp Ellyn, n. a cutter, a razor Ellynedd, n. the last year
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

What woman can be doomed to pine In misery more sore than mine, Whose hopeless days must still be spent In grief that ends not and lament?
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

You imagine, perhaps, that the treaty which you have made can be trusted; a treaty that will continue to exist nominally, as long as you keep quiet—for nominal it has become, owing to the practices of certain men here and at Sparta—but which in the event of a serious reverse in any quarter would not delay our enemies a moment in attacking us; first, because the convention was forced upon them by disaster and was less honourable to them than to us; and secondly, because in this very convention there are many points that are still disputed.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

This classification is evidently not arbitrary like the grouping of the stars in constellations.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

If from this fourth part you take away in thought all that is usurped by seas and marshes, or lies a vast waste of waterless desert, barely is an exceeding narrow area left for human habitation.
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

w [273] hile our more enterprising neighbours are laughing us to scorn.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

rather, more so Echrestr, n. a register Echrestriad, n. a registering Echrestru, v. to register Echryd, n. abashment Echrydiad, n. a shivering Echrydu, v. to quake, to shiver Echrydus, a. shocking, horrid Echryni, n. a quake; horror Echryniad, n. trepidation Echrynol, a. quaking, shivering Echrynu, v. to quake, to tremble Echrys, n. shocking Echrysder, n. direfulness Echrysiad, n. shock of horror Echrysiant, n. a malignant distemper Echryslawn, a. horrible Echrysder, n. direfulness Echrysloni, v. to be direful Echryslonrwydd, n. direfulness Echrysol, a. shocking, horrid Echu, v. to go aside, to retire Echudd, n. a seclusion Echuddio, v. to seclude Echur, n. anguish, pain Echw, n. what has a motion; a horse Echwa, v. to be on a horse-back Echwaint, n. a being riding Echweg, a. luscious to the taste Echwith, a adverse; awkward Echwng, a. contiguous: v. to envelope Echwraint, n. a state of rest Echwydd, n. cessation; autumn; eve Echwyddo, v. to be still Echwyn, n. a loan, or hire Echwyna, v. to borrow; to lend Echwyniad, n. a borrowing Echwynwr, n. a lender, or giver upon trust; creditor Echwynydd, n. a creditor Echwyrth, a. sottish, dull Echyngu, v. to approximate Echyr, n. a reach Ed, n. aptitude; velocity Edaf, n. thread, or yarn Edafeddog, a. full of thread Edafeddu, v. to form into thread Edau, n. thread, or yarn Edefyn, n. dim, single thread Edeifniad, n. one that is trained up, educated, or chilised Edfryd, n. restoration: v. to restore, to return Edfrydiad, n. restoration Edfrydol, a. tending to restore Edfrydydd, n. a restorer Edfudd, n. interest, profit Edfyn, n. cast off; departure Edfyn, v. to go off; to depart Edfynt, n. cast off; departure Edgyllaeth, n. dejection, separion Edifar, a. penitent, sorry Edifarhâd, n. a repenting Edifarhau, v. to repent Edifaru, v. to repent Edifarus, a. penitent, contrite Edifarhawr, n. a repenter Edifeiriol, a. repenting, penitent Edifeirwch, n. repentance Edlaes, a. slack, trailing Edlid, n. vexation; irritation Edlin, n. heir apparent Edliw, n. reproach, upbraiding: v. to upbraid, to reproach Edliwiad, n. an upbraiding Edliwiant, n. a reproach Edliwied, v. to reproach Edliwiwr, n. an upbraider Edlwg, n. a review, a view Edlygiad, n. a reviewing Edlygu, v. to review, to view Edlym, a. pungent, piercing Edlymiad, n. a making acute Edlymu, v. to make acute Edlyniad, n. a smearing Edlynu, v. to smear, to daub Edmyg, n. reverence, honour: a. reverent; honoured Edmygedd, n. reverent Edlymgiad, n. reverencing Edlymygu, v. to revere Edn, n. a fowl, a bird Ednain, n. the winged Ednan, n. a bird Ednarmes, n. augury Ednarmu, v. to augurise Ednawg, a. having wings Ednawl, a. relating to birds Ednid, n. entanglement Ednogaeth, n. ornithology Ednogyn, n. a fly; a gnat Ednydd, n. a writhe Ednyddu, v. to writhe back Ednyfedd, n. that is refined Ednyw, n. essence: spirit Edrif, n. recounting Edrifo, v. to recount Edrin, n. a murmuring noise Edrinaw, v. to reverberate Edriniad, n. a remurmuring Edring, n. a leese, or holding Edrith, n. a simulation Edrwyth, n. a resolvent Edrych, n. appearance; v. to look, to behold Edrychedigaeth, n. appearance Edrychiad, n. a looking Edryd, n. a resource; a stock: v. to restore, to renew Edrydiad, n. a restoration Edrydd, n. a teller Edryf, n. a resource, origin Edryfiad, n. a reassuming Edryfu, v. to ressume Edrysedd, n. superfluity Edryw, n. instinct; scent Edrywant, n. a trace by scent Edrywedd, n. instinct: scent Edryweddu, v. to trace by scent Edw, a. fady, faded, withered Edwad, n. fading, away Edwaint, n. a fading, a decay Edwedd, n. a state of decay Edwi, v. to decay, to fade Edwica, v. to extort, to forestal Edwin, a. fading, withering Edwinaw, v. to fade, to decay Edwiniad, n. a withering Edyn, n. a winged one, a fowl Edyrn, n. sovereignty Edd, n. an instant, a gliding Eddain, n. a move, or glide: v. to pass on; to glide Ediestl, n. a fleet one, a steed Eddestr, n. a chariot horse Eddeu, v. to give impulse Eddi, n. thrums; fringe Eddrin, n. a whispering: v. to whisper Eddrith, n. varied appearance Eddu, v. to press on, to go Eddwll, a. covered; submissive Eddyl, n. relation; attribute Eddyllder, n. submission Eddyllu, v. to be humble Ef, pron.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

It is likewise essential for him to form a clear idea as to the construction and musical elements of the piece, and to realise the exact nature and limitations of the themes, phrases and ideas he is going to employ.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

But should you ever need a loan, my little Javotte, why, then, Rochefort will be your banker, offering you his life and his services without interest.
— from The Presentation by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

You can't 'elp noticin' anythin' like that, and anybody would fancy it's a bit queer to be always feelin' thirsty.
— from Sixpenny Pieces by A. Neil (Albert Neil) Lyons

Stranger yet, the poem was so far a success that the whole edition, not a large one, was sold, with a result in money necessarily small but far from unsatisfactory to Hector.
— from Far Above Rubies by George MacDonald

But should all their villainy be once displayed in its true colours and exposed to the people, there never was, is, nor will be any spokesman so sweet-mouthed, whose fine colloguing tongue could save 'em; nor any law so rigorous and draconic that could punish 'em as they deserve; nor yet any magistrate so powerful as to hinder their being burnt alive in their coneyburrows without mercy.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by François Rabelais

Even Nasmyth and Laura gave themselves up to the thrill of it, but as they swung together through the clashing of the measure, which some of their companions did not know very well, confused recollections swept through their minds, and they recalled dances in far different surroundings.
— from The Greater Power by Harold Bindloss

election results: percent of vote by party - Smer 29.1%, SDKU 18.4%, SMK 11.7%, SNS 11.7%, LS-HZDS 8.8%, KDH 8.3%, other 12%; seats by party - Smer 50, SDKU-DS 31, SMK 20, SNS 19, LS-HZDS 16, KDH 14; note - seats by party as of December 2008 - Smer 50, SDKU-DS 28, SMK 20, SNS 19, LS-HZDS 15, KDH 9, nonaffiliated 9 Slovenia bicameral Parliament consists of a National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve five-year terms; note - this is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decision, and call national referenda) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 members are directly elected and 50 are elected on a proportional basis; note - the number of directly elected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election; the constitution mandates 1 seat each for Slovenia's Hungarian and Italian minorities; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: National Assembly - last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

My brother and I occupied a chamber over the post-office, and he became adept in going to sleep on the parlor sofa every night and later going to bed in the store without waking, dodging all obstructing objects and undressing while sound asleep.
— from A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Charles A. (Charles Albert) Murdock

For ornament they wear necklaces of pearls, or more frequently of red, blue and white beads, and tight bracelets and bangles of hair or curagua (palm-fibre); some pierce ears, nose and lower lips for the insertion of pieces of reed, feathers or berries on fête days.
— from Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 2 (of 2) by C. Reginald (Charles Reginald) Enock

This they accomplished by head-flattening, teeth-filing, perforation of the ears, nose, and lips, tattooing, and painting; yet it is not probable that all these methods of disfigurement were practiced by all the natives.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 by Hubert Howe Bancroft