Corolla bell-shaped, of 5 petals, pale yellow or turning rose color, purple at the base.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

I think that while I was refuting this supposition of yours, one of my remarks put you on the right track.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

“As soon as you have possessed yourself of the real or pretended nun, leave her on some pretext, and meet me in a place to be agreed upon.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

“I passed you on the road?” “Monseigneur, it is true.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

I can put you on the road to discovery, if you can only go on by yourself.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

I then take over and put you on the right lines.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

You are a man of genius; I will put you on the right path.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This is just the place to learn, and when you have accepted the position you can post yourself on the rules, and the chances are that you will never know the rules until you are thrust into the chair where you will be obliged to give rulings.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

When the stranger had ridden away, Zendelwald's mother said, "Now, I'll wager that no less a person than Bertrade herself sent that messenger to put you on the right track, my dear Zendelwald!
— from Seven Legends by Gottfried Keller

"Mr. Pennington, you will place yourself on the report, sir, for disobedience of orders," commanded the officer.
— from Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

Or rather, you have been one all your life, but you had gone astray, and nothing was needed but a guide to put you on the right road—Tell me, do you experience supreme joy now when you are at work?
— from Plays by August Strindberg, Second series by August Strindberg

"Jest make yerselves ter home hyere ternight, an' in the mornin' I'll put yer on the right road to A———. Lors, but yer must a-had a march! Been purty much all over the woods, I reckon.—Mirandy!"
— from Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir And Other Stories for Boys and Girls by Mary Catherine Crowley

Masters can put you on the road, but they can't make you go.
— from Music-Study in Germany, from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay by Amy Fay

It was to solve the problem of your life, to untangle the complication of your affairs, to put you on the road to fortune, fame, and love.
— from Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol

Anyhow, you’ll shift back, but if you do good work I’ll play you on the regular team again before the season is over.”
— from Tom Fairfield's Schooldays; or, The Chums of Elmwood Hall by Allen Chapman

“I want you to post yourselves on the road to Reggio a hundred yards beyond the town, and to stop any one who may try to leave the place, no matter whether he be a police officer or the syndic.
— from Out with Garibaldi: A story of the liberation of Italy by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty