Literary notes about Board (AI summary)
The word “board” is a multifaceted term used by authors to evoke diverse contexts and meanings. In nautical narratives, it often signifies the act of embarking or disembarking a vessel, as seen when characters get "on board" a steamboat or ship ([1], [2], [3], [4]). At the same time, “board” appears in institutional settings to designate committees or administrative bodies—illustrated by references to Boards of Supervisors or Managers ([5], [6], [7])—and even in puzzles or games, where it denotes surfaces like a chess‑ or bulletin board ([8], [9], [10], [11]). Additionally, the term can allude to dining or physical objects, broadening its usage further ([12], [13], [14]). Through these varied instances, literature demonstrates how a single word can bridge realms as disparate as seafaring adventure, bureaucratic regulation, and leisurely pastimes.
- The tickets we have received on board the steamboat are marked No. 1, so we belong to coach No. 1.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens - "But how do you get back on board?" "I do not come back, M. Aronnax; the Nautilus comes to me."
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - Their perilous task being now accomplished, Jason and Medea quitted the grove, and hastened on board the Argo, which immediately put to sea.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens - If he did not actually die at sea, at least he died as a sailor,—he died on board ship.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana - Sir: I am instructed by the Board of Supervisors of this institution to present a copy of the resolutions adopted by them at their last meeting.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - The board of managers elects annually an arbitration committee of five members, who swear to decide disputes fairly.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Board of Administration, 65 2. Board of Discipline, 65 3. Board of Instruction, 65 4. Board of Improvement, 66 III.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - But see, there's the sunshine falling on the board, to show you more clearly what a foolish move you made with that pawn.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot - We were seated on a sofa, and on the table in front of us was a chess-board.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - The error lies in assuming that the little triangular piece, marked C, is exactly the same height as one of the little squares of the board.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - Exchanging conferences have long traditions in the bulletin board world.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - For seven dollars a week paid in advance he was to have board and lodging.
— from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle - þel , st. n., deal-board, board for benches : in comp. benc-þel, 486 , 1240 .
— from I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment. - Master Cruncher (who was in his shirt) took this very ill, and, turning to his mother, strongly deprecated any praying away of his personal board.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
