Literary notes about provides (AI summary)
In literature, the term "provides" is used with a remarkable versatility that spans both concrete supply and abstract facilitation. In many cases, it denotes the act of supplying necessities—be they physical resources like food, shelter, or transport (as in [1], [2], [3], [4], [5])—or more intangible supports, such as education, information, or opportunities for self-realization ([6], [7], [8]). Authors also employ the term in formal or technical contexts to specify functions or legal stipulations, as seen when discussing constitutional provisions or data services ([9], [10], [11], [12]). Additionally, its use can be metaphorical, expressing not only a tangible provision but also the underlying mechanisms that enable natural, societal, or spiritual order ([13], [14]). This multiplicity of usage underscores "provides" as a dynamic lexical tool that bridges literal supply and metaphorical enrichment in literary works.
- So I have to wait for the arrival of a steamboat that provides bimonthly service from North Cape.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Who provides you with food, education, clothes, and all the means of figuring one day with honour in the ranks of society?
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - Marian Halcombe is nothing now but my eldest sister, who provides for our household wants by the toil of her own hands.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - A father has done but a third of his task when he begets children and provides a living for them.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - [He also provides the poor with clothes.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - This hope provides the hidden fire which is needed for all works of creation.
— from Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore - The reconstruction may fall, if other interpretations arise, but it provides a starting guess.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger - There is a strong temptation to assume that presenting subject matter in its perfected form provides a royal road to learning.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - *a a [ [The fifth article of the original Constitution of the United States provides the mode in which amendments of the Constitution may be made.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - The law provides that the total strength of the army shall not exceed at any one time 100,000.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - Is it a good rule which, in the American Constitution, provides for the election of the President once in every four years by the entire people?
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill - It provides error-checked communication between packet data networks and their users or other networks.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Here there is only one God, who created all, provides for all, governs all.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - O, 'tis an accident that heaven provides!
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
