"lycea" hidden in books

laughing you could eat a

“Chevalier,” said D’Artagnan, laughing, “you could eat a piece of Mouston, couldn’t you, especially after two or three days of fasting?”
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

leek you can eat a

I pray you fall to; if you can mock a leek, you can eat a leek.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

lost your cousin Edward Amy

You have lost your cousin Edward, Amy; he has died quite suddenly, and," but here Mrs Herbert paused, for her voice failed her.
— from Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Missing Sewell

laughing yet clearly embarrassed attempt

Her laughing, yet clearly embarrassed, attempt at explanation had not in the slightest deceived him, for beyond it remained her quick surprise at that earliest unexpected mention of the man's name, the suddenly blanched cheeks, the unconcealed fright revealed by the dark eyes.
— from Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West by Randall Parrish

least ye can efter a

"Ye haud yer tongue, laddie," she went on; "it's the least ye can efter a' 'at's come an' gane; an' least said's sunest mendit, Gang to yer wark.
— from Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald

long you can employ a

Or, if the time be long, you can employ a part of it in reading the Bible, or devotional hymns.
— from How to Be a Man A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character by Harvey Newcomb

little yeast cells eagerly attacking

Then the dough is set away in a warm place "to rise," which means that the busy little yeast cells, eagerly attacking the rich supply of starchy food spread before them, and encouraged by the heat and moisture, multiply by millions and billions, and in the process of growing and multiplying, give off, like all other living cells, the gas, carbon dioxid.
— from A Handbook of Health by Woods Hutchinson

likely you can excite a

Is it likely you can excite a genuine passion in any maid?
— from Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume I by M. Y. Halidom

leek you can eat a

“ I pray you fall to; if you can mock a leek, you can eat a leek.
— from The Rt. Hon. John Bright M.P. Cartoons from the Collection of "Mr. Punch" 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?

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