She shook that emphatic little forefinger of hers in his face at parting, as earnestly and reproachfully as she had ever shaken it at her grim old child at home.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Ayrton then, followed by Pencroft, crossed it with a rapid step, scaring the birds nestled in the holes of the rocks; then, without hesitating, he plunged into the sea, and swam noiselessly in the direction of the ship, in which a few lights had recently appeared, showing her exact situation.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

In which Janetta was quite right, and showed her excellent sense.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

And the silver, cut glass, napery, and all were as rich as Sue had ever seen.
— from Frances of the Ranges; Or, The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe

Then, with his wild gaze, he followed the line of his adversary's retreat, and shook his ears slightly, like a man at whose hair a wasp has buzzed.
— from Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

By and by his mother turned round, and seeing him eating, she said to him: "Thomas!
— from Little Susy's Little Servants by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss

I can't recall anything she has ever said to me.
— from The Jucklins: A Novel by Opie Percival Read

Then Ian drew his sword and cut off the head of the raven, and shut his eyes so that he might see nothing.
— from The Orange Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

I could have touched her with a fishing rod and saw how easily she could be roped from where I stood.
— from Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey

M. Mennesson would be at that time a man of about thirty-five, rather under the average height, thick-set, sturdy, well proportioned throughout his frame, almost to massiveness; his hair reddish and short, his eyes sharp, his mouth inclined to teasing.
— from My Memoirs, Vol. I, 1802 to 1821 by Alexandre Dumas

The show was playing in Batavia, New York, on a rainy night, with rather a small house expected, so no better time could have been chosen for Teddy's first appearance as a clown.
— from The Circus Boys Across the Continent; Or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark by Edgar B. P. Darlington

The traits may be summarised as: extensive use of salmon, deer, roots (especially camas) and berries; the use of a handled digging stick, cooking with hot stones in holes and baskets; the pulverisation of dried salmon and roots for storage; winter houses, semi-subterranean, a circular pit with a conical roof and smoke hole entrance; summer houses, movable or transient, mat or rush-covered tents and the lean-to, double and single; the dog sometimes used as a pack animal; water transportation weakly developed, crude dug-outs and bark canoes being used; pottery not known; basketry highly developed, coil, rectangular shapes, imbricated technique; twine weaving in flexible bags and mats; some simple weaving of bark fibre for clothing; clothing for the entire body usually of deerskins; skin caps for the men, and in some cases basket caps for women; blankets of woven rabbit-skin; the sinew-backed bow prevailed; clubs, lances, and knives, and rod and slat armour were used in war, also heavy leather shirts; fish spears, hooks, traps and bag nets were used; dressing of deerskins highly developed; upright stretching frames and straight
— from Man, Past and Present by A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane