"kassab" hidden in books

kind attention says she and bowed

“‘Thank your friend Mr. Rogojin for his kind attention,’ says she, and bowed and went off.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Kingston and South streets Aunt Blin

"It must have spread among those crowded houses in Kingston and South streets," Aunt Blin said; and as she spoke, her poor old "ornaments" chattered.
— from The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney

kingdom ale signifies strong and beer

In the Eastern counties of England, and over the greater part of the kingdom, ale signifies strong, and beer small, malt liquor, but in the West these names mean exactly the reverse—which must be confusing in the extreme to the intelligent foreigner on his travels in search of facts and—refreshment.
— from The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences by Edward Spencer

Killed at Spottsylvania Stern Adam B

Solomon, John G 13th Infantry Stein, Daniel G 17th Infantry Killed at Spottsylvania. Stern, Adam B 1st Light Artillery Stein, Jacob C. A 2nd Cavalry Died in the service.
— from The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen by Simon Wolf

kick and scrape stones and brush

Roberts brought the borrowed blanket and several saddle-blankets over to where Joan was, and laying them down he began to kick and scrape stones and brush aside.
— from The Border Legion by Zane Grey

kitchen as she spoke and Bart

She glanced dejectedly about the wretched kitchen as she spoke, and Bart felt truly sorry for her.
— from Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent by Allen Chapman

killer as short stocky and bushy

In the transcription Mrs. Markham reaffirmed her positive identification of Oswald and denied having described the killer as short, stocky, and bushy haired.
— from Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by United States. Warren Commission

kats are so skase az bekauze

T he hardest thing, in every day life, iz tew pik out a good kat, not bekause kats are so skase, az bekauze they are so plenty.
— from The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Josh Billings

know a Secret Service agent by

Do you know a Secret Service agent by the name of Roger Warner?
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

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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