naß, wet; fluid, liquid; etwas nasses, some kind of wet goods.
— from Eingeschneit: Eine Studentengeschichte by Emil Frommel

These by writing the first letter :— East, north, south, and west.
— from Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg

[431] Bellot frequently refers to the gent hargneuse and the "aiguillons envenimez des langues qui se plaisent à detracter les œuvres d'autruy et qui deprisent tout ce qui n'est tiré de leurs boutiques, iaçoit que souvente fois leur estofe ne soit que biffes et hapelourdes."
— from The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period by K. Rebillon (Kathleen Rebillon) Lambley

She could recall his words, but they were dull and faint, like echoes nearly spent.
— from Mitchelhurst Place: A Novel. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Margaret Veley

Walton interrupted, laying down his pencil and staring at the visitor from eyes which fairly snapped with blended triumph and rage, “you've held the floor long enough; now step aside and let me take it.
— from The Redemption of Kenneth Galt by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

Bobbie unfastened the covers with feverish haste; and there was a hutch such as he had never even dreamt of, with a row of four little eager noses sticking out between the bars.
— from Soap-Bubble Stories For Children by Fanny Barry