"refus" hidden in books

Raymond E Former U S

Raymond E., Former U. S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut Ball, George (CFR) Ball, Hon, Joseph H., Former U. S. Senator from Minnesota Banning, Mrs. Margaret Barclay, Dr. Thomas Swain, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, Member, National Municipal League; Member, American Delegation to Negotiate the Peace, 1919 Barinowski, R. E. Barnes, Julius H. (CFR) Barrows, Mrs. Ira Bartlett, Lynn M., Superintendent of Public Schools, State of Michigan; Former President, National Education Assn.
— from The Invisible Government by Dan Smoot

reason enough for uneasiness since

When the doctor saw the door close upon the emissary of the abbé, feeling certain that he was not followed, he ordered his coachman to drive in haste to the Faubourg Poissonnière, for if he feared nothing for his nephew, he had reason enough for uneasiness since he had learned that Abbé Ledoux was concerned in this intrigue.
— from Luxury--Gluttony: Two of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

rose early from unquiet sleep

The morrow morn broke fair in Bethany, And Ruth rose early from unquiet sleep; Rachel likewise, who slept in Mary's house.
— from The Epic of Saul by William Cleaver Wilkinson

results expected from universal suffrage

Indirect election, official independence, and the rigidity of the constitutional system as a whole, with its lack of responsiveness to popular demands, largely counteracted the results expected from universal suffrage.
— from The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by J. Allen (James Allen) Smith

resolution emanates from us so

“The resolution emanates from us, so let us carry it out.
— from Ernest Bracebridge: School Days by William Henry Giles Kingston

right enough for us so

Now to acclaim Homer as a great teacher, and use him in the schools, was right enough so long as the Athenians remembered (and is right enough for us, so long as we remember) how he teaches us, or rather educates .
— from Poetry by Arthur Quiller-Couch

rotten egg full upon Sir

" yelled a sweet little boy of ten or so, suiting the action to the word, and planting a rotten egg full upon Sir John's imposing brow.
— from Dawn by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?

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