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Period of feminist activity, 1960s–1980s
feminism in the early 1990s. It occurred throughout the Western world and aimed to increase women's equality by building on the feminist gains of the late
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the #1 bestselling novel of the 1980s. Clancy received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1988. Clancy was the Host of the
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1994 novel by Danielle Steel
her normal romance themed novels. A commercial success, it was a Publishers Weekly bestseller for 1994 in the United States, and spent four weeks as a
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American writer and lawyer (born 1955)
episodes The Innocent Man (2018) miniseries, 6 episodes The Rainmaker (2025) List of bestselling novels in the United States "John Grisham: Master of the Legal
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Series of children's horror novels by R. L. Stine
Publishers Weekly listed 46 books in the series in its list of bestselling children's paperback books of all time. Goosebumps was a bestseller in many
Goosebumps
American film franchise
consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels. The franchise centers on the adventures of Dr. Henry
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Part of the 'Goosebumps' series by R.L. Stine
attaining a peak position of 107. In 2001, it was listed as the 249th bestselling children's paperback book of all time by Publishers Weekly, having sold 1.42
The_Haunted_Mask
Multimedia franchise based on the novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
franchise of apocalyptic fiction written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, released by Tyndale House Publishers from 1995 to 2007. The bestselling novels are
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Japanese manga series and its franchise
started in Weekly Young Magazine in 2013. It was first published in the United States by Del Rey Manga and in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi in 2004, then
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Japanese writer (born 1949)
"detachment" to one of "commitment" after staying in the United States in the 1990s. He called The Wind-up Bird Chronicle a turning point in his career, marking
Haruki_Murakami
Swedish writer, journalist, and activist (1954–2004)
Kicked the Hornets' Nest, became the bestselling book in the United States in 2010, according to Publishers Weekly. By March 2015, his series had sold
Stieg_Larsson
American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018)
more bestselling nonfiction books: A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (2001), an account of his food and travel exploits around the world
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14th Goosebumps novella
is the culprit. The book was well received by critics, and was featured on the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller list. In the mid-1990s, it
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Series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling
Potter is a series of seven children's fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry
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1997 fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling
Publications. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009. "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. 248 (51). 17 December
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Literary genre
fiction published in the United States in 2004 (1,468 out of 2,285 books) were contemporary romance novels. Contemporary romance novels have twice been chosen
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American author (born 1938)
languages. Blume's novels have been praised for teaching children and young adults about their bodies. However, in the United States, the topics of her works have
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American author and zoologist (born 1949)
later in Mpika, Zambia in the early 1990s. Cry of the Kalahari and her two other non-fictional bestselling books, The Eye of the Elephant and Secrets of the
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1999 novel by Nicholas Sparks
Books portal 1990s portal United States portal Novels portal "General Information on A Walk to Remember". Nicholassparks.com. Archived from the original on
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This is a list of Puerto Ricans in the continental United States and Hawaii, including people born in the United States proper of Puerto Rican descent
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English author (1906–1993)
Court in the Terror. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 9780709152606. lbhick (27 July 2009). "Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in the United States". Listology
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1992 novel by James A. Michener
this negative review, Mexico charted at number 8 of Publishers Weekly's list bestselling books in the USA for 1992. "MEXICO | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews
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2020 novel by Brit Bennett
2020. As of the week ending April 24, 2021, the novel has spent 42 weeks on the list. Publishers Weekly wrote, "Bennett renders her characters and their
The_Vanishing_Half
1985 novel by Orson Scott Card
different worlds in the galaxy. In addition, the later novella A War of Gifts (2007) and novel Ender's Shadow (1999), plus other novels in the Shadow saga
Ender's_Game
American novelist
2012: Publishers Weekly and New York Times lists of bestselling books: The Shoemaker's Wife: a novel. 2013: Publishers Weekly Bestsellers list, The Supreme
Adriana_Trigiani
1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink
in 2007. It won the German Hans Fallada Prize in 1998, and became the first German book to top The New York Times bestselling books list. It has been translated
The_Reader
2009 film by James Cameron
to write a novelization of Avatar and also a prequel novel. In 2013, Cameron hired Steven Gould to write four standalone novels to expand the Avatar universe
Avatar_(2009_film)
1992 novel by Robert James Waller
of the bestselling books of the 20th century, with 50 million copies sold worldwide. It was adapted into a feature film in 1995 and a musical in 2013
The_Bridges_of_Madison_County
1981 adventure film by Steven Spielberg
over one million copies of the film had sold, making it the bestselling VHS of its time. In 1991, McDonald's launched possibly "the largest video sales promotion
Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark
Series of young adult fantasy novels by Robert Mandell
a 1990s animated series created, produced and directed by Mandell. Seven Seas to Launch Kids Line; Gets Avalon in Publishers Weekly "Bestselling Tween
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American novelist
internationally bestselling American author who writes adventure/quest novels. Her novels include The Eight (1988), A Calculated Risk (1992), The Magic Circle
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Best-Selling Books is a list of best-selling books in the United States, published weekly by the newspaper USA Today since 1993. The list includes sales from
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Japanese manga series
Sharaku. The English translation was listed as one of the best 20 comics of 2005 by Publishers Weekly, one of the best comics of 2006 by the staff of The Comics
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Country in North Africa
Ma Waraa al-Tabiaa series; and Ahmed Mourad, known for bestselling novels such as Vertigo and The Blue Elephant. Feminist themes are explored by Nawal El
Egypt
The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history. The earliest women
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Book by Robert R. McCammon
1991 novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert R. McCammon. It received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1992. The story is set in the early
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Video game and media franchise
million adjusted for inflation) in digital game sales that year. In the United Kingdom, Sonic was the sixth-bestselling game franchise between 1996 and
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Novel by R. L. Stine
2001). "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 13, 2013. McCormick, Moira (March 2, 1996). "Video Bow of 'Goosebumps'
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American publisher of books and stationery
Books publishes novels, graphic novels, and nonfiction for young adults and middle-grade readers. The imprint has published many bestselling and award-winning
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American media franchise
the story, released in 1977. Most later printed novels were adapted into audio novels, usually released on cassette tape and re-released on CD. As of
Star_Wars
Comics originating in the United Kingdom
by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million. Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular
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Fictional character invented by Leslie Charteris
The Saint is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by Leslie Charteris published between
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Literature depicting suffering
sentiment in the United States. Actress Joan Lowell's bestselling 1929 memoir The Cradle of the Deep is one of the first celebrity memoir frauds of the modern
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English novelist (1937–2015)
Embrace (2002) Other The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook (2014) Source Publishers Weekly lists of bestselling novels in the United States "Dishing dirt with Jackie
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American martial artist and actor (1940–2026)
autobiography. Broadman & Holman Publishers (2004). ISBN 0-8054-3161-6. The Justice Riders, Wild West novels. Broadman & Holman Publishers (2006). ISBN 0-8054-4032-1
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British-American novelist (1849–1924)
Several of Burnett's novels for adults were also very popular in their day, according to the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States
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Fictional character in a juvenile mystery series
Naomi (2008). Consuming Desires: A Feminist Analysis of Bestselling Teen Romance Novels. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-54932477-5
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Fantasy franchise
series of novels in 1994. Known as The Witcher Saga, he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel, Season
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reached a list of best-sellers in the United States less than one week after publication. It reached 16th on The New York Times Best Seller list in April
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Title character of the Indiana Jones franchise
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023. The character is also featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media. Jones is also the inspiration
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List of British Jewish writers includes writers (novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, authors of scholarly texts and others) from the United Kingdom
List of British Jewish writers
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American novelist and writer (1927–2020)
mystery/suspense novels. Her suspense novels became very popular, and have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Her former daughter-in-law
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American publishing company
2016). "S&S to Acquire Adams Media". Publishers Weekly. United States: PWxyz LLC. ISSN 0000-0019. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved
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English singer (born 1972)
personality, author, and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Spice. With
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American white supremacist hate group
Historians widely identify it as one of the earliest terrorist groups in the United States, citing its organized use of violence and intimidation to influence
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American publisher
American comic book, graphic novel, and art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds
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Japan's video game industry
This decision-making differentiated visual novels from regular novels as it allowed players to replay the game at certain decision points to make different
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English actress and writer (born 1933)
Lady in the United Kingdom, and Harper's Bazaar in the United States. In addition to her bestselling novels, including Prime Time and Love & Desire & Hate
Joan_Collins
Literary genre
novel one of its "All-Time 100 Greatest Novels", a list of the best English language novels from 1923 to 2005. Other notable novels from the 1970s include
Gay_literature
1995 crime drama film by Michael Mann
appearance together: the film's promotion centered heavily on the actors' involvement. Heat was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros.
Heat_(1995_film)
1970 novella by Richard Bach
published a condensed version. In 1972 and 1973, the book topped the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States.[citation needed] Book
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Canadian singer (born 1984)
to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide. Lavigne's third album, The Best Damn
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Harvard College undergraduate daily newspaper
The Harvard Crimson is the undergraduate student newspaper at Harvard University, an Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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English comedian, writer and actor (born 1971)
Strait of Gibraltar and River Thames, raising millions of pounds for the BBC charity event Sport Relief. Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008
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American comic book writer (born 1950)
developed the character of Wolverine. X-Men #1, the 1991 spinoff series premiere that Claremont co-wrote with Jim Lee, is the bestselling comic book of all
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Japanese anime television series
various manga and light novels. Initiation, Transgression, and Glorification, a three-part compilation film recapping the events of both anime series' seasons
Code_Geass
American crime drama television series (1984–1996)
solving murders that take place in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, as well as across the United States and abroad. The program ran for 12 seasons
Murder,_She_Wrote
Seller, and was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly and Amazon.com. It was also a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award for
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German-American entertainment company
2026. Keith. "TOKYOPOP Clinches #1 Spot on Publishers Weekly's Latest Fast-Growing Independent Publishers List". Scifijapan.com. Retrieved April 29, 2026
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1990 film by Paul Verhoeven
at the TCM Movie Database (archived) A 1990 documentary about the production of Total Recall at Wayback Machine Portals: 1990s Film United States Science
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Music genre that uses electronic instruments
due to the 1972 version made by Hot Butter. The Moog synthesizer was brought to the mainstream in 1968 by Switched-On Bach, a bestselling album of Bach
Electronic_music
Comic strip
Weigel. The Phantom has had a number of publishers in the United States. During the 1940s the strips were reprinted in Ace Comics, published by David McKay
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English (common in the Midlands)
English (common in the Midlands) : from Middle English cope ‘cloak’, ‘cape’ (from Old English cÄp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape.
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders)
English (common in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders) : Middle English nickname for someone who was strong in the arm.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O’Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’, both from Ulster.This is a very common surname in North America. It was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the early 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland Co., PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, in about 1748. The Cumberland Valley of PA early became the most concentrated area of Scotch-Irish immigration in America.
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles)
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles) : patronymic from the personal name Magnus.English : patronymic from the Middle English nickname or byname Mann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Man 8.
Surname or Lastname
English (common especially in the Midlands)
English (common especially in the Midlands) : nickname for a trustworthy man, from Middle English trewe, trow ‘faithful’ + man ‘man’. This was apparently also used as a personal name during the Middle Ages, and some instances of the surname may derive from this use.Americanized form of any of the various Jewish surnames derived from German treu ‘true’, ‘faithful’, for example Treu(mann), Treiman; Getreuer; Getroir, Getrouer (from Yiddish getray, influenced by German treu); Treuherz (‘true heart’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Weekley.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English : variant of Galyon.
Surname or Lastname
English (widespread, especially in the southeast)
English (widespread, especially in the southeast) : from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ (see Hale).Irish : when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly in the West Midlands)
English (chiefly in the West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived by an extensive (Middle English long) marsh or fen (Middle English more).
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Surname or Lastname
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands, and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany)
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands,
and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany) : patronymic
from the personal name Adam. In the U.S. this form has absorbed
many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages
other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)This American family name was borne by two early presidents of the
United States, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams,
who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David,
Somerset, England. The younger of the two presidents, John Quincy
Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal
grandmother’s family name (see
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English (most common in the West Country)
English (most common in the West Country) : nickname from Middle English swete ‘sweet’, ‘pleasant’, ‘agreeable’. The Old English bynames Swēt(a) (masculine) and Swēte (feminine) derived from this word survived into the early Middle English period, and may also be sources of the surname.Translation of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Suess.In New England, a translation of French Ledoux.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
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Boy/Male
Celtic Irish
Strong in battle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Harbour.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord of the Team
Boy/Male
Russian
manly'.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Bridle of bondage.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mrigalochan | மரகலோசந
With eyes like that of a deer
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Success; Individuality
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Goddess Parvati
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
English
Modern feminine of John and Jon.
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n.
One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.
prep.
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
n.
One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
adv.
Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.
a.
Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a weekly payment; a weekly gazette.
prep.
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.
prep.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
adv.
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
prep.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
v. t.
United; joint; as, unite consent.
prep.
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.
prep.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
n.
A writer of a novel or novels.
adv.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
a.
Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly labor.