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In literature, "received" functions as a versatile term that can denote both literal transactions and deeper symbolic exchanges. In some texts it marks the simple act of obtaining communication, as when letters are physically received ([1], [2], [3]), while in others it underscores more complex emotional or societal interactions. For instance, Suetonius’s account reveals how unfavorable news received can spur cruel actions ([4]), whereas Jane Austen uses the term to hint at the subtleties of social distance and dismissal ([5]). Moreover, "received" often conveys acceptance or recognition in formal or ceremonial contexts—be it the reception of sacred rites ([6]), the conferring of titles and honors ([7], [8]), or even the absorption of abstract ideas and influences in philosophical works ([9], [10]). Through these varied applications, the word "received" enriches the narrative, painting a broader picture of how individuals and institutions interact with messages, gifts, and even fate.
  1. I have just received your letter of April 19th.
    — from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I
  2. Yours of November 27th received, from which I see that your little head is quite turned.
    — from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I
  3. I have just received yours of April 15th.
    — from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I
  4. Exasperated by information he received respecting the death of his son Drusus, he carried his cruelty still farther.
    — from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius
  5. "You had better leave me," was all the notice that her sister received from her.
    — from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  6. On the 16th, she received the Last Sacraments.
    — from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud
  7. Sir Thomas Thornton, G.C.B., received a Royal Licence to accept the Portuguese title of Conde de Cassilhas and an augmentation.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  8. King Harald now proceeded out of Throndhjem fjord to Austrat, where he was well received.
    — from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
  9. In this I gave them lessons for a few months, by which means my decreasing purse received some little aid.
    — from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  10. Let any one try to account for this operation of the mind upon any of the received systems of philosophy, and he will be sensible of the difficulty.
    — from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

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