"satcoma" hidden in books

Sumach and the collection of Manna as

Amongst the parerga and miscellaneous occupations of Yule's leisure hours in the period 1869-74, may be mentioned an interesting correspondence with Professor W. W. Skeat on the subject of William of Palerne and Sicilian examples of the Werwolf; the skilful analysis and exposure of Klaproth's false geography;[64] the purchase and despatch of Sicilian seeds and young trees for use in the Punjab, at the request of the Indian Forestry Department; translations (prepared for friends) of tracts on the cultivation of Sumach and the collection of Manna as practised in Sicily; also a number of small services rendered to the South Kensington Museum, at the request of the late Sir Henry Cole.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Scripture as the children of men and

Perhaps, too, the descendants of Cain, who are probably the persons mentioned in Scripture as the children ‘of men’ and ‘giants,’ were the race depicted under the form of the Giants, and the generation that sprung from their blood.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

such as the concepts of metaphysics and

But limits cannot be mistaken here, for mathematics refers to appearances only, and what cannot be an object of sensuous contemplation, such as the concepts of metaphysics and of morals, lies entirely without its sphere, and it can never lead to them; neither does it require them.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant

secret and the conditions of my absolution

But the terms of this secret and the conditions of my absolution are peculiar.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

set about the creation of Man and

PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MAN At the bidding of Jupiter, Prometheus set about the creation of Man and the other animals.
— from Aesop's Fables; a new translation by Aesop

surprised at the close of my address

I spoke for fifteen or twenty minutes, and was surprised at the close of my address to receive the hearty congratulations of the Georgia committee and of the members of Congress who were present.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

sacred as the confession of misery and

"You are a gentleman, sir, and a Christian clergyman; what I have said and shall say is confided to your honor; to be held sacred as the confession of misery, and hidden from the coarse gaze of the world.
— from The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

site at the corner of Main and

In October, the site at the corner of Main and Winston streets was sold for three hundred and fourteen thousand dollars; and the deficiency having thus been supplied, it was not long before the new building was in course of construction.
— from Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913 Containing the Reminiscences of Harris Newmark by Harris Newmark

show a thousand capabilities of motion and

Its beautiful curves show a thousand capabilities of motion; and its admirably-calculated swell over the organ of voice, results from, and marks the struggling expression of still mysterious love.
— from Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

stationed at the corner of Main and

At the time you arrived for work, was there a police officer stationed at the corner of Main and Pearl?
— from Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

show a thousand capabilities of motion and

Its beautiful curves show a thousand capabilities of motion; and its admirably-calculated swell over the organ of voice, results from, and marks, the struggling expression of still mysterious love.
— from Beauty: Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Alexander Walker

stand against the celebration of Mass at

[815] In making a stand against the celebration of Mass at Wittenberg he had frankly declared: “It is the duty of the authorities to resist and to punish such public blasphemy,” just as they are bound to punish the blasphemies uttered in the streets by godless men.
— from Luther, vol. 6 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar

setting afoot that course of modern Arctic

When, in 1817, a great movement in the Greenland ice caused many to believe that the northern passages would be found comparatively clear; and when, in consequence of this impression, Sir John Barrow succeeded in setting afoot that course of modern Arctic exploration which has been continued to the present day, Sir John Ross was the first man sent to find the North-West Passage.
— from Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage by Richard Hakluyt

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?

Color thesaurus

Literary notes

Word games