punto m ( en at) point (mathematical point, dot, etc.); period ( poner ... en put ... to); moment; al—— right off, instantly; a—— que just as, just when, at the same moment as; a—— de on the point of; a—— fijo to a dot; por —— ( not in A. ) this minute.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Croiriez-vous qu'on a eu la cruauté de ne m'envoyer personne?» Développez en forme d'anecdote.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

There are fewer possible ways of scoring more complex musical ideas, harmonico-melodic phrases, polyphonic designs etc.; sometimes there are but two methods to be followed, for each of the primary elements in music, melody, harmony, and counterpoint possesses its own special requirements, regulating the choice of instruments and tone colour.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

The green and budding twigs may represent existing species; and those produced during each former year may represent the long succession of extinct species.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

—La caña prospera en todos los países de este continente, aun cuando algunos de ellos, como el Paraguay y otros, la cultivan principalmente para extraer de ella el alcohol, que se llama también aguardiente de caña, ron, chinguirito o simplemente caña.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Chickweed, wild Tansy, or Silverweed, Daisies, Knotgrass, Succory, Buck-horn, Plantain, Dandelyon, Endive, Fumitory, Strawberry leaves, Lettice, Duck-meat, Plantain, Purslain, Willow leaves.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Los franceses aprovecharon esta ocasión para dar el último paso contra la autoridad de Pío VII; gritaron: ¡al arma!
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Pero dónde están esos lirios, hombre de Dios?
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers Environment - international agreements: party to: Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity Geography - note: easternmost Caribbean island People Barbados Population: 277,264 (July 2003 est.)
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

They may be modified and printed and given away — you may do practically anything with public domain eBooks.
— from Pius IX. And His Time by Æneas MacDonell Dawson

Both of them cried with intense feeling, and then they knelt beside that little coffin, while prayer, deep earnest prayer, was offered for their salvation.
— from The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People. by John Matthias Weylland

They may be modified and printed and given away—you may do practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks.
— from The Mountains of California by John Muir

Théophile Gautier was less gallant:— “We are reluctant,” he writes, “to speak of Lola Montes, who reminds us by her Christian name of one of the prettiest women of Granada, and by her surname of the man who excited in us the most powerful dramatic emotions we have ever experienced—Montes, the most illustrious espada of Spain.
— from Lola Montez: An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. (Edmund Basil) D'Auvergne

Penny declared excitedly.
— from Swamp Island by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

It is only in the case of continuous and considerable depressions that the cause is in action long enough to produce discernible effects.
— from Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market by Walter Bagehot

contemplado el ideal, ha sentido los dolores y los placeres de esa contemplación, y ha reflejado en bellas estrofas las variadas escenas de su drama interior.
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts Environment - current issues: water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements @Antigua and Barbuda:People Population: 66,422 (July 2000 est.)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency