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

(noun) the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig) / (noun) the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth

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

(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill

the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

(noun) a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather / (noun) something light, delicate, or insubstantial / (adjective) extremely light, delicate, or tenuous

an old car in a dilapidated condition

disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

(adjective) drunk enough to be emotionally silly / (adjective) weakly and effusively sentimental

term derived from heraldry; means "placed into abyss"

a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts

(noun) a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility / (noun) a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals / (noun) apathy dullness

(adjective) fatty oily / (adjective) smooth and greasy in texture or appearance / (adjective) plastic / (adjective) full of unction / (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

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