Note also that que means for , because .
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

And, first, one or two questions, Mr. Wilson.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Arthur Conan Doyle

77 | Quamquam Terentianus ille Chremes "humani nihil a se alienum putat"; sed tamen, quia magis ea percipimus atque sentimus, quae nobis ipsis aut prospera aut adversa eveniunt, quam illa, quae ceteris, quae quasi longo intervallo interiecto videmus, aliter de illis ac de nobis iudicamus.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

The quality most useful in nature, from the point of view of the domination of a wider environment, is the quality of changeableness , plasticity , mobility , or versatility .
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

—Poor Trim got his wound there, quoth my uncle Toby.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Just now, it is true, there was not much to do—once she had sent off a cheque to Lily and another to poor Edith; but she was thankful for the quiet months which her mourning robes and her aunt’s fresh widowhood compelled them to spend together.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

“Alas! the queen, my sister, is no longer queen, my child.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

And it proves, in the last place, that as liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but would have every thing to fear from its union with either of the other departments; that as all the effects of such a union must ensue from a dependence of the former on the latter, notwithstanding a nominal and apparent separation; that as, from the natural feebleness of the judiciary, it is in continual jeopardy of being overpowered, awed, or influenced by its co-ordinate branches; and that as nothing can contribute so much to its firmness and independence as permanency in office, this quality may therefore be justly regarded as an indispensable ingredient in its constitution, and, in a great measure, as the citadel of the public justice and the public security.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

In explanation of the tone which marks some of these letters, I will only call your attention to the fact that, after I had announced my determination, General Hood took upon himself to question my motives.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The question might be asked, impersonally and perhaps impertinently, What was the auctioneer’s influence at the Marquand sale?
— from The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by William De Lancey Ellwanger

It was evil—evil When they found you— When the quiet men looked at you.
— from Some Imagist Poets, 1916: An Annual Anthology by Richard Aldington

The Queen misses her aim.
— from My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field by Charles Carleton Coffin

The conductor gave this quaking coward another energetic shake and an imperious demand for "your ticket, sir!" and the quondam man of war "smoothed his wrinkled front," and humbly subsided into a semblance of sleep, while the conductor was no doubt astonished at the loud laughter that followed a brief silence, during which the passengers recovered their composure, and realized the full ludicrousness of the incident.
— from The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl by Mary L. Day

"Even though it touches me to the quick, Miss. Clibborn," said the curate, earnestly, "I respect and admire you for your sentiments.
— from The Hero by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

Tagpila quining medias?
— from Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya by Gregorio de Santiago Vela

If therefore he finally makes this recommendation, the Queen must assume that under all the circumstances he considers it the best solution of the difficulty, and that his Colleagues take the same view.
— from The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Queen of Great Britain Victoria

The answer to the question might not be favourable to the inquirer.
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind.
— from The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls by Jacqueline Overton

And thus Charlie wasted much of his time, and in the end found himself far more dissatisfied with himself than in the quiet monotony of his up-country duties.
— from The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch by Talbot Baines Reed

The effects of the convulsions on the topography of the region give an idea of what the consequences of the quake might have been had it found another class of buildings.
— from Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Miguel Saderra Masó