The Kamtschadales frequently avail themselves, by way of regale, of a venenose species of champignon […]

The precious autographs could not have endured through many a season the thumbings of the book-holder or the prompter.

The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.

There was also a tendency to treat transitive verbs passively, as in Hurrian and Urarṭian; it must, however, be emphasized that this phenomenon may also be considered as an isogloss rather than as an indication of genetic relationship.