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Literary notes about Rearrange (AI summary)

The word "rearrange" reveals an intriguing versatility in literature, functioning both in concrete and abstract contexts. In narrative prose, as seen in [1] and [2], it underscores a physical act—the deliberate adjustment of objects, whether to hide evidence or display a cultured attention to detail. Conversely, in mathematical puzzles like those found in [3], [4], [5], [6], and [7], "rearrange" serves as an imperative to manipulate numerical or spatial elements toward achieving precision and balance. This practical application contrasts with its metaphorical employment in [8] and [9], where the term is extended to the organization of life’s principles and the order of human existence, suggesting a broader contemplation of change and control.
  1. She stopped abruptly to rearrange it; but before she could do so Robert Audley noticed a bruise upon her delicate skin.
    — from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon
  2. " He paused, and examined her attentively while she affected to rearrange the tea-cups.
    — from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
  3. The puzzle is so to rearrange the Planets that all the Stars shall be in line with one or more of them.
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  4. Can you rearrange the ten cards in the same formation so that all four sides shall add up alike?
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  5. Can you so rearrange them?
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  6. Now, the puzzle I propose is to rearrange the counters so as to get as large a product as possible.
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  7. The puzzle is to rearrange the dominoes in the same form so that all of the four sides shall sum to 44.
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  8. "I understand, Klinevitch," boomed the engineer, "that you want to rearrange life here on new and rational principles."
    — from Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  9. The sun is hastening westward, while the march of human life, that never paused before, is delayed by our attempt to rearrange its order.
    — from Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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