"flirs" hidden in books

family live in retirement seeing

The birth of a child is looked upon as a painful subject on which it is kinder not to touch: the illness of the mother is carefully concealed until the necessity for signing the birth-formula (of which hereafter) renders further secrecy impossible, and for some months before the event the family live in retirement, seeing very little company.
— from Erewhon; Or, Over the Range by Samuel Butler

funnel letting it run slowly

Now, char a portion of the sample, dissolve in water and pour into the separatory funnel, letting it run slowly into the flask.
— from Detection of the Common Food Adulterants by Edwin M. Bruce

fourth letter I reprint simply

The fourth letter I reprint simply to show how a little greed may kill all the romance of a negro’s love.
— from The West Indies by John Henderson

folds lest its rustle should

With a stealthy step, holding her mantle in close folds lest its rustle should betray the presence of an eavesdropper, she stole along under the lofty hedge.
— from My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield

fellow left its retreat sprang

There was no occasion to ask where this time, for, with a wild shriek, a large black fellow left its retreat, sprang up the hatchway, and sought refuge in the rigging.
— from The Lonely Island: The Refuge of the Mutineers by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

formed largely in rocks saturated

Deposits in Cave We have seen then in the preceding discussion how caves are formed largely in rocks saturated with water, and how by land movements and changes of sea level the caves and pores formed in this rock are moved above permanent water levels and exposed to air.
— from Florida Caverns State Park Marianna, Florida by Robert O. (Robert Orion) Vernon

for lower insurance rates so

Small businesses should be able to band together and negotiate for lower insurance rates, so they can cover more workers with health insurance.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

from Louisville in reply stated

The telegram from Louisville in reply stated that Mr. Reid highly approved of promoting "Andy," provided Mr. Brooks considered him competent.
— from Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie

Father Laxabon is right said

“I don’t doubt Father Laxabon is right,” said Dessalines; “only I do not see the use of having a king, if people are turned out of house and home for being loyal—as we all are.
— from The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Harriet Martineau

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