Literary notes about register (AI summary)
The term “register” appears with remarkably diverse meanings across literary works. In some contexts it functions as an official record or ledger—detailing data ranging from technical specifications ([1], [2]) to vital statistics such as births, marriages, and property ([3], [4], [5]). In other writings, “register” assumes a musical role, describing the pitch range or vocal tone, as seen when differentiating between high and low registers in ensembles ([6], [7], [8]). Moreover, it often takes on metaphorical weight, denoting a personal or historical record imbued with emotional or narrative significance ([9], [10]).
- Register the following information: * number of minutes connected * modem speed * number of characters transmitted.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Most modems let you set this waiting time longer by giving a value to a S-register.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - If any persons did not register their property and themselves in the census lists, the censors sold the property and the consuls the men.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 by Cassius Dio Cocceianus - The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
— from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - The landlord and tenant, for example, might jointly be obliged to record their lease in a public register.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - Doubling in octaves is usually done in the upper register.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The triangle, side drum, and tambourine go best with harmony in the upper register; cymbals, bass drum and gong with harmony in the lower.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Three harmonic parts in the high register (2 sopranos and altos) are doubled an octave lower by 2 tenors and the 1 st basses.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - I prithee, forget me not when it comes to my turn, and I will enter the election I have made of thee into the very register of my heart.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais - The mind should observe and register forces--take them apart and put them together--without assuming unity at all.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
