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years of killing out old

Three years of killing out old hatred, and honestly trying to feel toward him as I ought.
— from The Carleton Case by Ellery H. (Ellery Harding) Clark

you of Kill our own

But again, better seen into, there is not wanting a certain worthily steadfast, conservative and broad-based high air (reminding you of "Kill our own mutton, Sir!" and the ancient English Tory species), solid and loyal, though stolid Ancient Austrian Tories, that definition will suffice for us;—and Toryism too, the reader may rely on it, is much patronized by the Upper Powers, and goes a long way in this world.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13 by Thomas Carlyle

your old kind Opinion of

What, Tom , cannot even the Grave open your Eyes; as to those Favourites of yours, the Dissenters, after all the Pranks they have been playing of late, as if they had a mind to make good, all I ever writ against them: But keep your old kind Opinion of them, Tom , to your self, for I shall not dispute on it now, because a few Years, and a few Facts, will shew you fully what they drive at, and so to that great Explainer Time, I leave them, unless you start the Subject hereafter.
— from A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753 by Anonymous

your own kin out of

But as for you, turning your own kin out of doors one-two-three….
— from Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

you or keep out of

They'll accept you or keep out of Port Agnew; at any rate they'll never bother you, my dear.
— from Kindred of the Dust by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

you only know one of

“You say you only know one of these men.
— from The Herapath Property by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

You only kind of overdone

You only kind of overdone a little—heat o' the day, too, and—" "Peter," interrupted the sick man, with feeble asperity, "did you ever manage to fool me in your life?" "No, Eskew.
— from The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington

your own knowledge or only

By Mr. Engelbert: Q. Do you know that of your own knowledge, or only by hearsay? A. Hearsay.
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July

young ones knew only of

The young ones knew only of the war that was just past, the middle-aged thought of the old Civil War as somewhat of a joke, but the only thing the old folks will never laugh over is the great strife which with its before and after made the very passion of their lives.
— from The Soul of John Brown by Stephen Graham

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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