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).

(adj) of lower status; (noun) an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant

747

The clipboarded woman was a mere subaltern

—p.747 by David Foster Wallace
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The clipboarded woman was a mere subaltern

—p.747 by David Foster Wallace
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6 years, 11 months ago

(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring

788

Madame Psychosis as the Death-Mother figure inclined over it, parturient and nude

—p.788 by David Foster Wallace
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Madame Psychosis as the Death-Mother figure inclined over it, parturient and nude

—p.788 by David Foster Wallace
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6 years, 11 months ago

an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)

835

A term from ballet, originally, figurant, the wraith explains.

—p.835 by David Foster Wallace
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A term from ballet, originally, figurant, the wraith explains.

—p.835 by David Foster Wallace
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6 years, 11 months ago

(literary term) erotic death or "love death" meaning the two lovers' consummation of their love in death or after death

863

all out of a Liebestod-type consuming love for Gately

—p.863 by David Foster Wallace
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all out of a Liebestod-type consuming love for Gately

—p.863 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning OR relating to women

1052

the only rel chink in the operative's distaff persona

on Steeply's feminine disguise

—p.1052 by David Foster Wallace
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6 years, 11 months ago

the only rel chink in the operative's distaff persona

on Steeply's feminine disguise

—p.1052 by David Foster Wallace
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6 years, 11 months ago