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This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

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the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

89

in the gathering dusk the place acted upon my young senses in a curiously teleological way, as if this accumulation of familiar things in the dark were doing its utmost to form the definite and permanent image that repeated exposure did finally leave in my mind

—p.89 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

in the gathering dusk the place acted upon my young senses in a curiously teleological way, as if this accumulation of familiar things in the dark were doing its utmost to form the definite and permanent image that repeated exposure did finally leave in my mind

—p.89 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

89

slide along the balustrade down to the second story

—p.89 by Vladimir Nabokov
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slide along the balustrade down to the second story

—p.89 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(adjective) of a dull brownish yellow; tawny

106

basked in the sun with its angular fulvous wings spread

—p.106 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

basked in the sun with its angular fulvous wings spread

—p.106 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(noun) the involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine

107

Mademoiselle’s room, both in the country and in town, was a weird place to me—a kind of hothouse sheltering a thick-leaved plant imbued with a heavy, enuretic odor

—p.107 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

Mademoiselle’s room, both in the country and in town, was a weird place to me—a kind of hothouse sheltering a thick-leaved plant imbued with a heavy, enuretic odor

—p.107 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(noun) a radiant or resplendent quality or state; brilliance

109

one token light in the potentially refulgent chandelier of Mademoiselle’s bedroom

—p.109 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

one token light in the potentially refulgent chandelier of Mademoiselle’s bedroom

—p.109 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

129

an absolutely exact description of the crepuscular flight of the male of the geometrid called in England the Orange moth

—p.129 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

an absolutely exact description of the crepuscular flight of the male of the geometrid called in England the Orange moth

—p.129 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

using a net or any entangling device

131

America has shown even more of this morbid interest in my retiary activities than other countries have

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A WORD

—p.131 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

America has shown even more of this morbid interest in my retiary activities than other countries have

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A WORD

—p.131 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

139

In the distance, fleeting cloud shadows dappled the dull green of slopes above timber line, and the gray and white of Longs Peak

—p.139 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

In the distance, fleeting cloud shadows dappled the dull green of slopes above timber line, and the gray and white of Longs Peak

—p.139 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(noun) the inherent nature or essence of someone or something; a distinctive feature; a peculiarity

146

Biarritz still retained its quiddity in those days

—p.146 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

Biarritz still retained its quiddity in those days

—p.146 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

(adjective) having no physical body; incorporeal

208

After riding on horseback most of the afternoon, bicycling in the colored dusk was a curiously subtle, almost discarnate feeling

great word

—p.208 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago

After riding on horseback most of the afternoon, bicycling in the colored dusk was a curiously subtle, almost discarnate feeling

great word

—p.208 by Vladimir Nabokov
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4 years, 6 months ago