= KEY: Shift \n.\. SYN: Contrivance, expedient, substitute, pretext, motive, change, evasion, device, artifice, resource, transference.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

Quelque temps après que cette volonté royale eût été portée , deux officiers qui avaient eu quelques contestations ensemble demandèrent au roi l' autorisation de vider leur querelle l' épée à la main.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

Captain Crawley came every day, and received bulletins from Miss Rebecca respecting his aunt's health.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Without fail, that voice would be heard by a large portion of the juniors of the flock on the following day, amidst the busy commotion of School, apportioning tasks, correcting errors, deciding appeals, regulating discipline; at one time formally instructing, at another jocosely chaffing, the sons and nephews of nearly all the well-to-do people, gentle and simple, of York and Upper Canada.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

Note 22 ( return ) [ Prudentius, after he has described the conversion of the senate and people, asks, with some truth and confidence, Et dubitamus adhuc Romam, tibi, Christe, dicatam
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Rob capered about and cheered; Edith danced around ringing the dinner bell and shouting, "Victory!"
— from Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable

The cattle should be kept clean—curried each day, and rubbed off with a damp cloth before milking.
— from The Mother and Her Child by William S. (William Samuel) Sadler

Within this collar, wrapped up and carefully treasured, was a pack of cards, excessively dirty, and reduced to an oval form by repeated paring of their dilapidated corners.
— from The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

At last, early in the February after my mistress's death, I resolved upon going to the cemetery every day, and remaining there, in view of the grave, as long as my stock of patience would allow me.
— from Wyllard's Weird: A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

The conventional evening dress alone remains inviolate, but how long this will remain, who can say?
— from London Films by William Dean Howells

He trusts Mr. Germaine will receive this candid explanation in the spirit in which it is offered; and he begs to add that Mrs. Van Brandt will be delighted to receive Mr. Germaine whenever he may find it convenient to favor her with a visit.” That Mr. Van Brandt had some sordid interest of his own to serve in writing this grotesquely impudent composition, and that the unhappy woman who bore his name was heartily ashamed of the proceeding on which he had ventured, were conclusions easily drawn after reading the two letters.
— from The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins

Although exaggerated beyond recognition, the burlesque is most amusing, and must have caused endless delight and roaring laughter from the groundlings for whom it would appear it was principally intended.
— from Shakespeare and the Stage With a Complete List of Theatrical Terms Used by Shakespeare in His Plays and Poems, Arranged in Alphabetical Order, & Explanatory Notes by Maurice Jonas

But Henry never wavered; he went on in serene assurance, writing his love letters to Anne, as a conscientiously unmarried man might do, making his will, [581] "confessing every day and receiving his Maker at every feast," [582] paying great attention to the morals of monasteries, and to charges of malversation against Wolsey, and severely lecturing his sister Margaret on the sinfulness of her life.
— from Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

All of the moving parts are enclosed by the engine column, excluding dust and reducing wear and attention to a minimum.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 02 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins