On several evenings after that, I visited Sripati's house, and, calling Kusum to me, discussed with her matters relating to you, and so I succeeded in gradually overcoming her shyness.
— from The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

Then she climbed into the back seat with Uncle Darcy and the two pails of blueberries, while Richard settled himself and Captain Kidd in front with his Cousin James.
— from Georgina of the Rainbows by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston

In silver helm and corselet Katina stood aloft, looking like some fair Amazon of ancient days.
— from The Shadow of the Czar by John R. Carling

He asked whether she had a certain kind of bandage which he described; one was brought, exactly what he needed.
— from What the Swallow Sang: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen

Physically and culturally, there is very little similarity between the two communities, but their flood situations and the potential effects of the proposed protective structures have a certain kinship.
— from The Nation's River: A report on the Potomac From the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Department of the Interior

The younger members of the stāni houses are called kidavu.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

" Then he said, "Humans are continually knocking on your door.
— from Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult by Mark E. Laxer

In that instant she had a certain knowledge that only his aunt's presence in the room prevented his kissing her.
— from Juggernaut by Alice Campbell

Simes Badger’s comment on the affair was that Aunt Stanshy had shown herself a Christian, “knowin’ as I do,” said Simes, “the story of the Tyler affair way back.”
— from The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Rand

Looking back, I see how fearfully I wasted opportunities which I enjoyed, of which, I fancy, I should now avail myself gladly; but I don't know that I fancy what is true, for my work now, though there is plenty of it, is desultory, and I dare say hard application, continuously kept up, would be as irksome to me as ever.
— from Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge