Online resources searchable for example sentences from literature
I know several sites that provide plenty of example sentences for a given word, but they are usually rather colloquial.
I also have one dictionary that provides example sentences from classic English language literature for many entries, but it can naturally only list one or two examples.
Would there be a resource that allows (by word) queries for sentences from classic English literature? I imagine this would be of considerable help, particularly when trying to emulate the style of an era long past.
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Well, the obvious answer is Project Gutenberg. All the material is there and searchable. The question would be how to confine your search to just the works that fit your definition of classic English literature.
What I think you are really looking for is a concordance of English literature, and Google does not return any direct results for one. This page (http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng240/use_of_concordances_in_the_study.htm) has some informaiton on creating your own form digitized sources, such as Project Guttenberg. The library of congress also has links to some resources that may be relevant: https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/literature/concordances.html
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