book
/bʊk/ noun A1- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. · She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.· He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. · I have three copies of his first book.
- A major division of a long work. · Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
- A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet). · I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
- A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use. · a book of stamps· a book of raffle tickets
- The script of a musical or opera.
- Records of the accounts of a business.
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What indications have we as to this book?”
So our book has already become a large book, which is surely something gained.
What other indications have we as to the nature of this large book?
So now, you see, we begin to visualize a large book printed in double columns which are each of a considerable length, since one of the words is numbered in the document as the two hundred and ninety-third.
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