All 5 Uses of
embedded
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor
- The notion that the disembodied soul is capable of flight is deeply embedded in the Christian tradition, and I suspect in many others as well, although it is not universal.†
Chpt 15embedded = firmly within; or placed firmly within
- Do you see the sexuality embedded in that set of images?†
Chpt 16 *
- At one point Fowles writes an especially Jamesian sentence, full of embedded clauses, false starts, delayed effects, until, having thoroughly and delightfully aped the master, he declares, "But I must not ape the master."†
Chpt 20b
- The enduring appeal of this cautionary tale suggests how deeply embedded it is in our collective consciousness.†
Chpt 21
- Those other aspects are a bit of ironic window dressing the author embeds in his text as cues for how to understand Alex's story and the message he unwittingly conveys.†
Chpt 26embeds = puts firmly within
Definition:
firmly within; or placed within
in various senses, including:
- firmly stuck into -- as a thorn into a finger
- enclosed within -- as a fossil within a rock
- implanted as a part -- sometimes specifically of a reporter
- integrated in hardware -- as of a computer chip
- firmly set within -- as of a character trait