Literary notes about Available (AI summary)
The word "available" in literature is remarkably versatile, serving to indicate that something is accessible or in a ready state for use. In older texts, its use often carries a tangible, almost physical quality—for instance, when describing medicinal herbs ready to be used for various ailments [1][2] or agricultural resources in the proper condition for crop production [3][4][5]. In contrast, modern texts frequently extend its meaning to the digital realm—referring to information, services, or electronic content that can be accessed immediately [6][7][8][9]. The term also emerges in contexts involving human or military resources, highlighting readiness or the capacity to be deployed when needed [10][11][12]. Even in more abstract or technical discussions, "available" consistently underscores the idea of immediacy and access, whether in historical documents, scientific treatises, or contemporary manuals [13][14]. Overall, across genres and epochs, "available" retains the core notion of being on hand and accessible, demonstrating its enduring utility in literature.
- The seeds are of the same property, or rather more powerful, and besides are available for fainting, swoonings, and passions of the heart.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper - A decoction of Horehound (saith Matthiolus) is available for those that have hard livers, and for such as have itches and running tetters.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper - of nitrogen in an available condition is sufficient to produce a good large crop of barley, and 82 lbs.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - “True,” said I, “but they, nevertheless, rob the growing crops of available plant-food.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Is it not worth while making an earnest effort to get this 80 lbs. of available nitrogen?
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Some news is only made available in electronic form.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Some services let you hook directly into a news agency's 'feed line' to get news as it is being made available.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - A full list of available groups and conferences are normally available from hosts offering Netnews, and on NETNEWS servers.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - These newsletters are also available on CD-ROM.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Do not forget that immediately the armies go into winter quarters on the Rhine the Austrians will have forces available to help Wurmser."
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I - The revolution set creative forces free, and see what a large company of Jews was available for immediate service.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - If Captain Nemo let it approach, a chance for salvation might be available to us.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - To make a railroad round the world available to all mankind is equivalent to grading the whole surface of the planet.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - This book is prepared from scans of the first edition, available at the Internet Archive: 1 , 2 , 3 .
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount