This she accomplished; but in returning she struck a Japanese mine, which blew in about 400 square feet on the starboard side, abaft the foremast, at a depth of about 7 feet below the water-line.
— from An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own Lifeboat by John Bernard Walker

"Yes, that is true," laughs Mascha; then, restraining herself, she adds: "But I really should not speak so of my nearest relatives to a stranger.
— from Boris Lensky by Ossip Schubin

"Is this the cause of his outburst?" thought Mrs. Kildair, while she and Beecher instinctively remained silent.
— from The Sixty-First Second by Owen Johnson

Synonyms: aid, bounty, indemnity, reward, support, allowance, gift, pension, subvention, tribute.
— from English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

Now put a ball of cotton in each eye-socket to fill up the cavity, and you are ready to reverse the skin and bring it right side out once more.
— from Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller by W. J. (William Jacob) Holland