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flies like a troop of wild

See how it flies, like a troop of wild cats, at Mr Riderhood's eyes!'
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

far less advantage than one would

Although government was strong and flourished exceedingly, the court had drawn far less advantage than one would imagine from this great source of power.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

few louis all the others were

I rose at eight o’clock, some ladies having won a few louis, all the others were dried up.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

French lessons and the outburst would

Jake cut loose in a most extraordinary manner, after one of his French lessons, and the outburst would have been a credit to Mr. Zerk.
— from Under Sail by Felix Riesenberg

fared like all the others whose

Then he fared like all the others whose heads you have turned with your singing.
— from Barbara Blomberg — Volume 07 by Georg Ebers

formidable list and the outfit would

It was rather a formidable list, and the outfit would be heavy to transport.
— from Northern Diamonds by Frank Lillie Pollock

first look at the one we

There are several interesting kinds of Herring, but we will first look at the one we know so well, which is such good food, either fresh or as dried "kipper" or "bloater.
— from Within the Deep Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VIII. by R. Cadwallader Smith

first letter and the opposite way

This “T” slanted one way in the first letter and the opposite way in the second, but the little curl was in both.
— from Phoebe Daring: A Story for Young Folk by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

fringes laces and tassels of wool

They ornamented their textures by sewing leaves of gold or silver, mother-of-pearl, and feathers on them; and they also made fringes, laces, and tassels of wool and cotton, to adorn carpets and tapestries.
— from The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru by Pedro de Cieza de León

first lesson and the one whose

A woman's idle chatter, differing so slightly from that of the little girl talking to her doll, is the child's first lesson, and the one whose importance surpasses every other.
— from Decadence, and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas by Remy de Gourmont

for laying aside the one which

For if we look into the plain Scripture, what can be thence inferred to urge the one, which may not be likewise pleaded for the other; or for laying aside the one, which may not be likewise said against the Con [Pg 410] tinuance of the other?
— from An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers by Robert Barclay

freely liberated all the others who

And when the rest fell off from her, being compelled to stand alone, after having undergone the very extremity of danger, she defeated and triumphed over the invaders, and preserved from slavery those who were not yet subjected, and freely liberated all the others who dwelt within the limits of Heracles.
— from The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J. (Edwin James) Houston

frightened look at the occupants who

Appearing at the door, he cast a frightened look at the occupants who had preceded him, and in whose faces he could imagine nothing but critical censure of his own person.
— from The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Emerson Hough

This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?

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