It was this same eldest son who, through the workings of a strange destiny, sought years after, together with his nephew and niece, the presence of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the appointed Successor of Bahá’u’lláh and Center of His Covenant, expressed repentance, prayed for forgiveness, was graciously accepted by Him, and remained, till the hour of his death, a loyal follower of the Faith which his father had so foolishly, so shamelessly and so pitifully striven to extinguish.
— from God Passes By by Effendi Shoghi

Forbye that ancient gossip at Berlin had always reported that he had been mad at missing his chance with her, and had sworn he would win her back again—get her a divorce and marry her himself at the finish.
— from Tales of Northumbria by Howard Pease

Some of the ships sank and they had to get a boat hook and raise them.
— from Molly Brown of Kentucky by Nell Speed

"Dat chile dun gwine an' buried himself alive," responded the colored cook.
— from The Bobbsey Twins Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out by Laura Lee Hope