"kassim" hidden in books

king and said Sir I must

WITH that came the Damosel of the Lake unto the king, and said, Sir, I must speak with you in privity.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

knight again should see It must

Whom, in our right, I must and will oppose!' 'Nay,' quoth the king, 'dear madam, be not wroth; 700 I yield it up; but since I gave my oath, That this much-injured knight again should see; It must be done—I am a king,' said he, 'And one whose faith has ever sacred been—' 'And so has mine' (she said)—'I am a queen: Her answer she shall have, I undertake; And thus an end of all dispute I make.
— from The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Alexander Pope

kicking and screaming sending its mate

Blake's horse reared as something black rose up beneath its forefeet and snatched at its bridle; Martel's steed lurched into it, then fell kicking and screaming, sending its mate careening to the roadside.
— from The Net by Rex Beach

knob and stared steadily in my

He rattled the knob, and stared steadily in my face.
— from The Lady of the Basement Flat by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

knocked about sore spot in my

"No; I'm just knocked about; sore spot in my side; kicked, maybe.
— from The Carpet from Bagdad by Harold MacGrath

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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