ANT: Accident, habituation, modification, Interference, anarchy, despotism, tyranny, rebellion, revolution, dissipation, disorganization, demolition, destruction.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

La science-fiction d'aujourd'hui est la réalité de demain, demandez à vos grands-mères.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Il me semble nécessaire que l'on règle d'abord la question du respect des droits d'auteur en amont d'internet.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

And then his wife might set out to look for him, and she too would feel the cold; and perhaps she would have some of the children with her—and so a whole family would drift into drinking, as the current of a river drifts downstream.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

I thought Death menac't would ensue This my attempt, I would sustain alone The worst, and not perswade thee, rather die Deserted, then oblige thee with a fact 980 Pernicious to thy Peace, chiefly assur'd Remarkably so late of thy so true, So faithful Love unequald; but I feel Farr otherwise th' event, not Death, but Life Augmented, op'nd Eyes, new Hopes, new Joyes, Taste so Divine, that what of sweet before Hath toucht my sense, flat seems to this, and harsh.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

"Rilla, darling, don't be so abrupt.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Ya creía oírlos a mil leguas de distancia; ya los sentía reventar dentro de mi cabeza.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

= Que pensez-vous des débats liés au respect du droit d'auteur sur le web?
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

—Mi tía tiene razón—afirmó Pepe.—Hoy aprendemos un poco de todo, y salimos de las escuelas con rudimentos de diferentes estudios.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Before he had reposed himself ten days in the capital, he was urged by the licentious clamors of the Hippodrome to march against the Barbarians, whom he had invited into his dominions; and the citizens, who are always brave at a distance from any real danger, declared, with confidence, that, if they were supplied with arms, they alone would undertake to deliver the province from the ravages of an insulting foe.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

'She ran downstairs directly and made a proper apology to Betty, and I have the pleasure to add has since bought a pretty ribbon with her pocket-money, which she has given her as a token of her regards.
— from Forgotten Tales of Long Ago by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Later, when his father, C. P. Hébert, retired from the firm, Albert Hébert became the general manager of the business and so continued throughout his remaining days, directing the policy and stimulating the progress of the business, which became one of the important commercial concerns of the province.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

She had copied it in hot haste, with hot rage, defiance, determination in her heart.
— from A Bunch of Cherries: A Story of Cherry Court School by L. T. Meade

Dave and Roger drove down the street looking to the right and the left for a possible sight of Ward Porton.
— from Dave Porter and His Double; Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune by Edward Stratemeyer

A = always; R = as a rule; F = frequently; O = occasionally; S = seldom; An. = antiques; Mo. = moderns; em = embroidered; ad = added; c = coarse; f = fine; fl = fluffy; h = heavy; t = thick; w = wide; u = upright; oe = one end; pa = part; p = pileless; pc = parti-colored; g = gray; lb = light blue; y = yellow; r = red; d = dark; b = brown; bl = black;
— from The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs by G. Griffin (George Griffin) Lewis

[Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese] local short form: Timor Lorosa'e
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

I'd have haunted both of you to your respective dying days if you had, supposing I was a cold corpse instead of a man taking a little nap.”
— from Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors, from "Outing" by Charles King