"fosset" hidden in books

flow of soul so entertaining the

The sparkle of the remainder might be somewhat dimmed by a repetition, but so agreeable was the flow of soul, so entertaining the wit, so electric the repartees, and so graceful the turns in the conversation when the joke began to be too practical, that the whole company, without reference to the compliment of the host, declared to each other, as they met for months and years after, that in their lifetime they had never realized such elegant luxury and such unmitigated pleasure in an entertainment.
— from Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 by Various

fleet of sufficient strength entirely to

" Whether or not we shall soon have war will depend on whether Japan will quietly wait until Russia shall have finished the Trans-Siberian Railway, secured Korea, intrenched and fortified herself along the Asiatic coast, and built a fleet of sufficient strength entirely to overawe the little empire.
— from Defenseless America by Hudson Maxim

full of spirit slightly encouraging to

But nothing had been done except a tiny wax model, a likeness full of spirit, slightly encouraging to the perplexed artist.
— from Melomaniacs by James Huneker

found on stone slabs enclosing the

In China the symbol is found on stone slabs enclosing the coffin, on bronze urns, vases, etc.
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston

flight of steps she entered the

Ascending a lofty flight of steps, she entered the portal, and found the royal household in very great alarm about the queen's baby.
— from Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

from our southern states emigrated to

In 1867 bands of disgruntled Americans from our southern states emigrated to Brazil and settled in the five provinces nearest the federal capital, where they were later joined by others who had first tried their luck in the Amazon regions.
— from Working North from Patagonia Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on the Way, Through Southern and Eastern South America by Harry Alverson Franck

flights of stairs steep enough to

The old woman did not hear the last words, for with quick and firm step she had been making her way up the six flights of stairs, steep enough to make her head reel had she been ascending them for the first time.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.—April, 1852.—Vol. IV. None by Various

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?

Color thesaurus

Literary notes

Word games