Literary notes about Selected (AI summary)
The word “selected” in literature is often used to signal a process of careful choice or the deliberate curation of items, passages, or characters. For instance, in linguistic and academic texts the term underlines a meticulous process of curation, as in the selection of passages from eminent writers for grammatical analysis [1] or bibliographies that represent the best in their class [2, 3]. In narrative literature, “selected” frequently appears as an action performed by characters—whether it’s choosing a companion or an object that holds symbolic significance [4, 5, 6]—illustrating a personal or thematic decision. Moreover, authors sometimes employ the term in historical or descriptive contexts to indicate that the elements presented (be they strains of micro-organisms, sites of camp, or even candidates for an honor) have been deliberately singled out to embody specific qualities or fulfill important roles [7, 8, 9]. This versatility in usage—from academic rigour to narrative detail—demonstrates how “selected” enriches texts by underscoring careful judgment and the significance of choice.
- The passages for parsing, analysis, etc., have been carefully selected from a wide range of eminent British and American writers.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - Three books selected from this group are Browne's Religio Medici , Taylor's Holy Living and Dying , and Walton's Complete Angler .
— from English Literature by William J. Long - The books enumerated have been selected as examples of the best in their respective classes.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - It was then that I selected one of the folded papers, and placed it on the cover of the vessel.
— from Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat - “How I wished I had known her, seen her, the woman who had selected this exquisite and rare object!
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - Helen selected another book.
— from Howards End by E. M. Forster - Here the green coffee is washed with water, and then inoculated with selected strains of micro-organisms, such as Ochraeceus or Aspergillus Wintii .
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The five vessels selected for this service were remarkably large and strong provision transports.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - I was the officer who had been selected for this purpose.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
