Welcome to Bookmarker!

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

Source code on GitHub (MIT license).

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the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement

(verb) to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse / (verb) to urge or advise earnestly

(noun) the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop / (noun) a brood of birds of prey / (noun) an elevated often secluded dwelling, structure, or position

(noun) one who collects or studies antiquities / (adjective) of or relating to antiquarians or antiquities / (adjective) dealing in old or rare books

(adjective) expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty

(noun) proof / (noun) an act of approving formally or officially / (noun) commendation, praise

(noun) a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet

(noun) a coarse woolen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt

(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant

(noun) diocese / (noun) the office of bishop / (noun) the administrative body of a Mormon ward consisting of a bishop and two high priests as counselors

(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing

(noun) a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie

(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

(noun) a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure

(adj) fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment

(noun) a liturgical form in which sinfulness is acknowledged and intercession for God's mercy requested; from Latin ("I confess")

(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble

(noun) a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person OR a type of bird

(verb) to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes; sparkle / (verb) to be brilliant or showy in technique or style

(noun) a theory of the origin of the universe / (noun) the creation or origin of the world or universe

(noun) an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

(noun) an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

(noun) a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young / (noun) a small flock / (noun) company group

(noun) divining rod / (noun) a person who uses it / (verb) to plunge into water / (verb) to throw a liquid on; drench / (verb) slosh / (verb) extinguish / (verb) to fall or become plunged into water

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