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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abstract or technical discussions, "available" consistently underscores the idea of immediacy and access, whether in historical documents, scientific treatises, or contemporary manuals [13][14].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.
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. “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
  5. 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
  6. Some news is only made available in electronic form.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. These newsletters are also available on CD-ROM.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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

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