Nor do such Talmudical rules, when unsupported by better evidence, much less when contradicted there by, seem to me of weight enough to deserve that so great a man as Reland should spend his time in endeavors at their vindication.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

prae-cinō , play before prae-cinere prae-cinuī —— serō , string serere -seruī sertus stertō , snore stertere ( dē-stertuī ) —— strepō , make a racket strepere strepuī —— texō , weave texere texuī textus tremō , quake tremere tremuī —— vomō , throw up vomere vomuī —— 973.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

He meant no harm—it was only his joyous, playful spirit; and I, by my acrimonious resentment—so serious, so disproportioned to the offence—have so wounded his feelings, so deeply offended him, that I fear he will never forgive me—and all for a mere jest!
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

Swouch , v. to make a rustling sound, S3.—AS. swógan .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Why in that quiet ocean of Zur, in mari pacifico , it is scarce perceived, in our British seas most violent, in the Mediterranean and Red Sea so vehement, irregular, and diverse?
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

v 1 [A2] make a rather soft, snapping sound.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

The cry of “Allaman, Allaman!” which here means a robber, soon spread; and we drew up with our escort to meet, and, if possible, fight the party.
— from Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3) Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833 by Burnes, Alexander, Sir

Today, more than 45 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, and millions more are nearing retirement -- and for them the system is sound and fiscally strong.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

"You have always taught me, Aunt Randolph," she said with great astuteness, "that I ought not to judge [Pg 195] of the manners of strangers by my own little rules—especially of foreigners," she added, with a sense of her own cleverness which half comforted her amid other feelings not agreeable.
— from Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

My days were disorganized and I obeyed only the craving for excitement, movement, and rapidly succeeding sensations.
— from The Wasted Generation by Owen Johnson

“Supremely well, madam,” Alice replied soberly, standing off to view her with a critical eye.
— from My Lady Clancarty Being the True Story of the Earl of Clancarty and Lady Elizabeth Spencer by Mary Imlay Taylor

" "Suits me all right," said Scraps.
— from The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

The 18th Division was relieved about October 14 and transferred to Russia, where it made a rather short stay in the Vilna area.
— from Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918) by United States. War Department. General Staff

A lake, about a mile across, received several small streams, and on its edge was a town, containing about a thousand houses.
— from A Voyage to the Moon With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians by George Tucker