| 单词 | gazetteer |
| 例句 | I’m carrying my favorite gazetteer, discovered in a book store in nearby Rochester on a previous foray: Colonel W. Laurence Gadd’s “The Great Expectations Country,” published in 1929 and long out of print. Pip and Me: A Journey Into the World of ‘Great Expectations’ 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z What this wry, shy genius created in one slim volume was not simply a collection of moving poetry but a “gazetteer of the English heart”. A Worcestershire lad 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Encyclopedias, gazetteers, even boredom itself now seems obsolete. iPhones make lousy dermatologists 2013-02-04T19:08:00Z Geographical entities such as France and the United States were shuffled off to a separately published gazetteer. ‘The Story of Ain’t’: the controversial overhaul of Webster’s international dictionary 2012-12-07T00:23:03Z A hundred years later, the palace would not appear in Song dynasty gazetteers. A Poetic Journey Through Western China 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In the days before satellite mapping or even gazetteers, he navigates to out-of-the way cemeteries using simple maps and notes filed away in a recipe box stored in the “date-cut truck.” Memorial stone carver read life stories between the lines 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The murders of innocent travelers at Istanbul's airport are another entry in a gazetteer of grief: Orlando, Tel Aviv, San Bernadino, Paris, Bangladesh and Brussels. Helpless in the Face of Terror 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z They amassed their figures for urban populations from a plethora of sources, including censuses, traveller’s accounts, tax rolls, gazetteers, disaster records, public bath rolls and archaeological records. The rise and fall of great world cities: 5,700 years of urbanisation – mapped 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z If knowledge is power, then the British government's secret gazetteer of the Gulf, known simply as "Lorimer" after its author, epitomises the scale of imperial ambition. The diplomat’s portable handbook (wheelbarrow required) 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Another case where you need human intelligence applied to the official gazetteer of Australian locations - which shows multiple entries for "Mount Isa"; some are population centres, some aren't. Boot up: RIM's handset spotted, Page and Schmidt talk, Oz maps fun and more 2012-12-13T06:30:00Z However Apple's source for its misleading data is unimpeachable: the gazetteer is the official reference. Apple Maps not fully at fault over Australian Mildura confusion 2012-12-11T16:17:47Z The futility of terror is written in every page of the gazetteer of grief. Helpless in the Face of Terror 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z In the UK, by contrast, the Ordnance Survey gazetteer has 250,000 place names and details - and is free, open data. Do iOS 6 users stick with Apple Maps? Snappli reckons it knows... 2012-09-28T23:55:04Z Lorimer planned the gazetteer's second volume as a comprehensive survey of Gulf history. The diplomat’s portable handbook (wheelbarrow required) 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z This isn't great - no one wants the future of search and AR to be solely about bland corporate blah that you get in a gazetteer or directory. Geotagging: how local bloggers can help us escape 'Starbucks Street' 2012-07-19T14:08:59Z The gazetteers are so earnest after American news, that I find it the shortest method of communicating the newspapers to all. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Milton was not a gazetteer of the revolt of Lucifer and his angels. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Then another column of the catalogue will give the star's declination, north or south of the equator, just as the gazetteer will locate a city by its north or south latitude. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z The work involved the compilation of a number of local gazetteers, in various stages of progress, and their consolidation in a condensed form upon a single and uniform plan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z I am deeply indebted to Thomas MacDougall for many suggestions and for aid in preparing the gazetteer. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z I am not the only foreign Minister that converses or corresponds with gazetteers; though it at least is certain, that I never give them money. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z In London, before a newspaper existed, there were private gazetteers, who made a living by picking up scraps of intelligence in taverns and barbers' shops. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The best gazetteer may be consulted in vain, for the title is obsolete now; it is, in fact, the Roman name for Riben, a small place in Denmark. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z They are taken by all Courts and all politicians, and by almost all gazetteers. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z The localities shown are numbered in the gazetteer; the numerical sequence of localities is an arrangement whereby north takes precedence over south and west over east. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The word “gazetteer” was originally applied to one who wrote for “gazettes,” but is now only used for a geographical dictionary arranged on an alphabetical plan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z I walked to and fro, tried to read an old gazetteer, listened to the awful noises; looked at faces, scenes, and figures in the fire. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Nor could she lay her hand on a gazetteer. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z I clicked for the details, which included a lot about gazetteer data. Why does a council's website have a click-use licence? 2011-03-07T17:29:00Z A gazetteer of localities mentioned in the text and a list of literature cited follow the accounts of species. Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea 2011-01-15T03:00:35.760Z One financial backer insisted that the restaurant be named for his village in Poland, Mr. Winder recalled, though no such village could be found in gazetteers. Little Neck Journal: A Diner That Was the Special of Every Day 2010-12-04T03:47:00Z OS Locator® OS Locator is a fully searchable national gazetteer of road names which complements products such as OS Street View. Ordnance Survey opendata maps: what does it actually include? 2010-04-02T10:21:00Z My job title used to run to 13 words: local land and property gazetteer custodian and register of individuals and groups officer . Over-titled 2010-03-17T11:15:00Z Shakespeare followed the Bible in his own review of 13 his favourite reading as a boy; but a gazetteer or an almanac was quite as acceptable. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine Great was the surprise of the philosopher, when having, at the suggestion of the gazetteer, cut the folded sheet of a volume, he beheld the chaos of history reduced to order. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico I think, nevertheless, that the accuracy of some of the locations and elevations as given in the gazetteer is questionable. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México Besides all this, she must be teacher, instructor, and entertainer, the encyclopedia and gazetteer, a theological and philosophical professor. The American Country Girl But there was a little story concerning the island of Tahiti, formerly known as Otaheite, that the atlases and gazetteers did not give them—the story of a Yankee skipper's revenge. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 Recite for me," said Tresqu, "the contents of my gazetteer on the planet Sol III. The Reluctant Weapon B. Why, Ansard, my dear fellow, with a book of roads and a gazetteer, I would write a more amusing book of travels than one half which are now foisted on the public. Olla Podrida Localities not on this map can be located by directions given in the gazetteer. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México And can any of them furnish farther particulars regarding the history of the same castle, in addition to those given in the ordinary gazetteers, and in Black's Guide to Moffat? Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The town, as stated in a manuscript gazetteer of Normandy, written in the seventeenth century, was not only among the most ancient in Gaul, but was founded by one of the grandsons of Noah. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy I am engaged as a poetical gazetteer, to say truth, and am writing a poem on the campaign.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Finally they were accommodated by Jedediah Morse, well-known author of Morse's geography and gazetteer, in a lodging in Charlestown, near Bunker Hill. The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines Places not shown on this map can be located from directions given in the gazetteer. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México A most useful condensed and abbreviated gazetteer of France, with a series of handy four-colour maps showing main roads sufficiently clearly for real use as an automobile route-book. The Automobilist Abroad Weston or Easton, whichever it is, is a country township east of the Hudson River, whose chief article of export is chestnuts; consequently it is not set down in the gazetteer. Duffels The nearest atlas or gazetteer is enough to check this statement. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement My obligations to provincial and district gazetteers have been endless. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir When a place is mentioned, observe its situation on the map, read an account of it in the gazetteer, and a more particular description in the geography. The Young Man's Guide "You must have been studying a gazetteer lately." Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Why, Ansard, my dear fellow, with a book of roads and a gazetteer, I would write a more amusing book of travels than one half which are now foisted on the public. Olla Podrida Now this affair which had no small influence in determining the fortune of the day, with many parallel traits, our gazetteers have unaccountably neglected to publish. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 Presently he rose, turned over the leaves of a time-table, and discovering that Dalehurst possessed no railway station, discarded it in favour of a gazetteer. The Grell Mystery The gazetteer of the present day would hardly give a more decorous account of the introduction of a foreign minister. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Ludwig ran an exploring finger down the columns of a gazetteer. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert No one has contributed more powerfully to that movement which, drawing force from many and various sides, has brought out the difference between the historian and the gazetteer or antiquary. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 2: Carlyle The gazetteer states that it never rains in Gilgit, but it rained when the detachment started, and continued to pour for two days. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Loret, with all the charming innocence of a gazetteer—the gazetteers of all ages have always been so artless!—Loret was composing an account of the fetes of Vaux, before those fetes had taken place. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" The Spanish derive it from the Latin gaza, and likewise their gazatero, and our gazetteer, for a writer of the gazette and, what is peculiar to themselves, gazetista, for a lover of the gazette. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 "You must be my gazetteer and interpreter for the land; Suleiman will do for the people." Daisy in the Field Neither map nor gazetteer could they procure; the neighbors could give them no information, and they were forced to proceed with only the above-mentioned meagre stock of knowledge. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 The statistical information in these volumes is as accurate as that of ordinary gazetteers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 There are books, and maps, and gazetteers, and pictures, and stereoscopes. The Other Girls So—satire is no more—I feel it die— No gazetteer more innocent than I— And let, a' God's name, every fool and knave Be graced through life, and flattered in his grave. English Satires The native guide-books and gazetteers do not allude to the subject. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji Some information, to be used with caution, is to be found in gazetteers of different dates. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official It has been generally employed as the basis of the subsequent accounts which have been inserted in gazetteers and treatises of geography. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time There should be made at the start a collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, gazetteers, and scientific compendiums, which should not be lent. A Library Primer A bare enumeration would read like a page of a gazetteer and possibly make no more impression than a column of figures. The Awakening of China In our text, through the ignorance of the scribe, who had no gazetteer or map to turn to, some palpable errors have crept in. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela At nights he ransacked my library for gazetteers and atlases wherein he searched for abominable places likely to afford the explorer the most horrible life and the bleakest possible death. Jaffery To the pages of the gazetteer Lawrence would have been known as a manufacturing town of importance. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 But the more extensive and the more expensive dictionaries, gazetteers, cyclopedias, and books for topical reference cannot be so furnished. A Library Primer The study of geography will be far less like the conning of a gazetteer or a city directory and more like a fascinating story. The Reconstructed School Happy Rest is a village whose name has never appeared in gazetteer or census report. Romance of California Life —Well, it's some city company—I don't know—and she is a museum of diseases and a gazetteer of cure places. Jaffery Those of the sock and buskin, artists, court gazetteers— Odd fellows all—odder than all their club compeers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 If one will turn to any gazetteer or encyclopædia which gives a description of Liverpool, England, he will find the town-hall described as one of the noble edifices of that town. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884 He said nothing; ate and drank with the keen appetite of a gazetteer, and scarcely stopped to laugh even at the good jokes from the upper end of the table. Tales of a Traveller Starting with Place, she explores and surveys it, from descriptive travel books at very various levels of accuracy, she works on to atlas and gazetteer, and beyond these to world-globe and "Geographie Universelle." Civics: as Applied Sociology Trustworthy information respecting America, in the absence of maps, gazetteers, and books of travel, was more difficult to procure. Famous Americans of Recent Times As your gazetteer, I am obliged to send you all news, true or false. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Geographies, gazetteers, census returns, and works of a similar character will be of great advantage. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Photographs, gazetteers, time tables, cablegrams littered the rooms of editors and news editors. The Soul of the War With these simple facts before me, it was amusing to read, in an American gazetteer of the day, that the college "is at present in a flourishing condition." Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Leslie, with her maps and gazetteer, had done no traveling like this. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. However, pray take notice that I do not stir a foot out of the province of gazetteer into that of prophet. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Let any one take up a gazetteer or post-office list who wishes to see this. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers We can spare your opera, your gazetteer, your chemic analysis, your history, your syllogisms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 The American gazetteers say it extends ten or twelve miles, and has lateral branches, which, altogether, amount to forty miles. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada I walked to and fro, tried to read an old gazetteer, listened to the awful noises: looked at faces, scenes, and figures in the fire. David Copperfield She was full of a small pale prattle about the people she had seen at Ouchy, as to whom she had the minute statistical information of a gazetteer, without any apparent sense of personal differences. The Reef He, therefore, read what his gazetteer had to say about these towns and cities, standing, for better light, at the window. Wylder's Hand He was, without the trouble of attendance, or the mortification of a request, made gazetteer. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 A gazetteer showed Bretfield to be three miles from a small station on the main line. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories We learned at the same time, by painful rote, the population of various capital cities; but we cannot find in any statistic-book gazetteer, neither in McCulloch nor in Worcester, any of the old, familiar numbers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 "This is a British gazetteer," he said, turning to the index of the work before him. Birds of Prey The "Polyolbion" is nothing less than a versified gazetteer of England and Wales,—fortunately Scotland was not yet annexed, or the poem would have been even longer, and already it is the plesiosaurus of verse. Among My Books Second Series Swift, Freind, Prior, and other men of the same party, brought him the key of the gazetteer's office. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 He would therefore ask his neighbour Nisbet to breakfast with him, and he would subsequently spend a morning over the gazetteer. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary The author, in telling this tale laid in unfamiliar scenes, encountered difficulties of a kind quite new to him, as it necessitated much study of maps, gazetteers, and books of travel. Quentin Durward Would that all Government gazetteers were similarly adorned! Concerning Animals and Other Matters Unsphinx this riddle for me, for my shelves have no gazetteer. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 By that learned, haughty disputant, he is termed 'a gazetteer by profession—by inclination a Methodist.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 There was nothing for it but to spend the evening over gazetteers and guide-books. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Steele lost his position as gazetteer, and the Tatler was discontinued after less than two years' life, but not till it won an astonishing popularity and made ready the way for its successor. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World I am not in the way of hearing any: your morning gazetteer rarely calls on me, as I am not likely to pay him in kind. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 The last sentence in the gazetteer's description of Exeter hung a little on my mind—in consequence of there being one word in it which I did not quite understand—the word "Assizes." Poor Miss Finch Loret, with all the charming innocence of a gazetteer,—the gazetteers of all ages have always been so artless!—Loret was composing an account of the fetes at Vaux, before those fetes had taken place. The Man in the Iron Mask They were especially scarce at Grimworth, which, as I have before observed, was a low parish, mentioned with the most scornful brevity in gazetteers. Brother Jacob On account of his talent in writing political pamphlets, Steele was awarded the position of official gazetteer. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World This is the first volume of a gazetteer which is now being published. The Sign of the Four She despatched Zillah to the other side of the house for a gazetteer. Poor Miss Finch When I first met Quarmby I was a Grub Street gazetteer, and I think he was even poorer than I. A life of toil! New Grub Street Their selection had cost me many hours of study in the British Museum reading-rooms, surrounded by lexicons of the Welsh language, gazetteers, translations from the early Celtic poets—with footnotes. Paul Kelver, a Novel |
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