| 单词 | retentive |
| 例句 | Yet, despite my retentive memory, I found it impossible to recite when I went back into the classroom. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The eldest also intimated that the mother was a mild anal retentive personality. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "I'm a weird combination of anal retentive and anal expulsive," he says while standing in front of a giant refrigerator crammed with film. Actor Adam Goldberg, of 'The Jim Gaffigan Show,' is an analog man living in a digital world 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z His was the most nimble and retentive mind I’ve ever worked with closely over time. Music’s Towering Intellectual, With an Appetite for Trouble 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z When someone is categorized as being anal retentive it refers to Freud’s anal psychosexual stage. Anal, neurotic, defensive, hysterical: We reference Freud everyday — often without even realizing it 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Anally retentive bakers who test their brownies against a set square and make cupcakes with a compass? Kitchen gadgets review: Evenslice bread slicer – ‘not the best thing since sliced bread' 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The curators were struck by the fact that Barnor “had so many stories — it was unusual to hear the voice of a living photographer who has such a great mind and retentive memory,” Quarcoopome said. The Man Who Pictured Ghana’s Rise at Home and Abroad 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In Texas — well, hell, Texas has always been anally retentive when it comes to social issues, so nothing new there. Introducing the first-ever, sort-of-annual Bulls**t Awards: Not just for Republicans! 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, in a state controlled by a retentive fascist like Gov. Ron DeSantis, the books deemed too dangerous to read mostly involve ideas like "gay couples exist" and "there was once a civil rights movement." Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z They prefer soil that is organically enriched, moisture retentive and on the acidic side. The gardener’s guide to azaleas | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Stempel, born in New York City and the son of Jewish immigrants, would boast of a “retentive memory” that had made him a quiz show star since childhood and a natural for “Twenty-One.” Herbert Stempel, TV quiz show whistleblower, dies at 93 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z As I got older, my mind shed some of its retentive powers. Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z My soil is dark, crumbly, and highly water retentive, but it also breathes. Can Dirt Save the Earth? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Certainly some qualities of mind popularly associated with so-called high-functioning autism — focus, computational ability, a retentive memory, a preference for rational argument over feeling — are useful in most academic fields. Can Autism Make Me a Diversity Hire? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Patsy archly described someone as so anal retentive “she couldn’t sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture!” 10 Things We Learned From ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z He remains a preternaturally fast and retentive reader. Goodbye, fMRI 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z But even if the battery dies inside the case, the last image displayed on it will remain there indefinitely, thanks to E Ink's retentive properties. This case puts an E Ink display on the back of your iPhone 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Without thinking, I put the petal into the bowl because I'm anal retentive and controlling and don't really enjoy, or even understand ornaments. Why tyrants are afraid of art and beauty 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Broken, corrupt, dysfunctional, retentive: you want to be part of this? Scots voting no to independence would be an astonishing act of self-harm 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z “I’m very anal retentive, and I’d like to fix that,” he said. Fairfax City’s 29 Diner is getting a makeover; fans of late night eggs and grits rejoice And it’s not because I’m some sort of anal retentive. Yacht Rock, Rihanna Covers And "The Rhythms Of Life:" West Coast Songwriting Legend Ned Doheny 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z I mean, they don't call it anal retentive for nothing! The 5-Step Constipation Solution 2013-12-02T16:09:00Z “It’s amazing how comfortable people are tossing that around—‘anal retentive.’ Antonya Nelson: “Literally.” 2012-11-26T05:00:00Z Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. How Not to Get Burned in a Handshake Deal 2012-08-23T18:20:34Z Whatever book they read, they retained its contents in their singularly retentive memories. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Westward the soil is tenacious and retentive of water; on the east it is a stiff and often reddish clay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z What would you advise, to make my memory more retentive? Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z So innumerable, indeed, are all these singular effects attributed to various medicines thus experimented, that no memory, however retentive, could possibly bear them in recollection. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z An uneven subsoil, especially if retentive, is most undesirable, as water is apt to collect in the hollows, and thus affect the upper soil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z His memory is quite as retentive of the features of a man he has seen as of other matters; it retains voices also, as a war time friend of his discovered last summer. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Unlike Joanna, she had always been a diligent, attentive scholar; and unlike her also, was possessed of a remarkably retentive memory. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z In spite of her blood and bringing up, Rosa Wildwood had a quick and retentive mind and stood well in her classes. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Poor Bobby had neither a retentive memory nor a great disposition to learn. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The latter is not sufficiently retentive of moisture and gets too hot in summer and requires large quantities of organic manures to keep it in good condition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z But the strength of the Roman mind consisted more in retentive capacity than in creative energy. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Perhaps in the end it is best his memory was no more retentive. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Of quick mind and retentive memory, he soon came to know the Bible well-nigh by heart, and to look upon his gentle teacher as the embodiment of all the good precepts in the book.” Lincoln's Use of The Bible 2011-12-30T03:00:27.967Z With almost miraculous rapidity he explored the pages, treasuring up, in his capacious and retentive memory, every idea of importance. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z This was to her a great treat; and her perception was at that time so clear, and her memory so retentive, that after coming home she repeated almost the entire substance of the lecture. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z My wife showed she had a retentive memory, and, for a girl, a very clear and incisive way of putting things. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z A man of great patience, prudence and trustworthiness, of retentive memory, strong character, and with the disposition of a judge—a very commander of men. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z As out of nothing, nothing can come, to be a good conversationist, you must have a well-stored mind, originality of ideas, and a retentive memory. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z He carefully trained his mind on these matters so important to a seaman; and being blessed with a retentive memory, he hoped and expected to have this knowledge at command when it should be serviceable. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Branwell, too, had a wonderful power of observation, and a most retentive memory. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z His reading was limited in extent, but his memory was so ready, and so retentive, that in history, poetry, and general literature, no one ever remarked any deficiency. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z There is no doubt that in a large majority of persons this retentive power is far less strong with regard to sounds than sights, but we are all supposed to have it in some degree. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z At the Oxford Institute, to which I have referred, some dozen of the leading members, Prof. Vaughn among them, got up some literary games requiring wide reading and retentive memories for successful rivalry. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Yet during all this time he had been accumulating in his retentive brain the materials for his future work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Their retentive memories, and their intuitive faculty of putting things, brought them thus early to the threshold of the republic of letters. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z They possess a retentive memory, seldom forgetting what they once hear. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Surface drainage may be more cheaply effected, and, on land at all flat and retentive of moisture, it should never be neglected. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z I chance to have a retentive memory and my perceptions are, it seems to me, at least reasonably keen. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "The most capacious and retentive memory would fail to treasure up and retain all that one wishes to know of cooking and other matters," said Clarina. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z In this statement, but especially in its relative clause, there was a note of sheer resentment which recalled other notes and other clauses to the retentive memory of Mr. Croucher. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z She recollected their names, too; her memory had been nerved to meet all retentive exigencies. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z He had a very retentive memory, and had made as great proficiency in speech as the generality of boys of his own age. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z Trusting entirely to his powerfully retentive memory, the arrangement of his sermons was as methodical and correct as though penned in the seclusion of his study. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Much of the soil of England, as I have already stated, rests on a clayey and retentive subsoil. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z Despite claims that Whitehall's stranglehold is being weakened, far too many imaginative plans for growth-enhancing projects are gathering dust in council offices because of the anal retentive approach to local government finance. Growth figures disguise the north-south divide 2011-07-24T19:00:04Z Chess players have a very retentive memory with regard to the games which they win. Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters also, Miseries of Fishing 2011-07-24T02:00:08.580Z Of circumstances boldly impressed, or reiterated by habit, his memory was retentive, but as his attention was only roused by striking appearances, or loud intonations, ordinary occurrences passed by unobserved. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z And although this was all he could recall her saying, Jake thought himself retentive of every word she had ever uttered in his presence. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z They were awkward and uncouth but possessed minds that were bright, vigorous, susceptible, and retentive. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z She had an extremely retentive memory, read well, and evinced great love of reading. The Childhood of Distinguished Women 2011-06-28T02:00:13.170Z His memory was durably retentive, and whatever passage he could not perfectly repeat, he could readily turn to, whether in the writings of the poets, the historians, or the divines. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z And instinct prompts all wild creatures when away from man’s control to return to their former shyness, but hawks certainly retain their tameness for a long time, and their memory is remarkably retentive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Having a singularly retentive memory, she prided herself upon collating contradictory statements made by irresponsible writers. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Her memory was very retentive, especially for poetry and passages from the Koran, which she would repeat with a remarkable faculty of original expression, while her sensitive face reflected the spirit of the words. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z She had a retentive memory and kept in mind all that Bashful Ike told her about the management of her own Freckles. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The story lost nothing in Ruth’s telling, for she had a retentive memory. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z Though infirm in body on account of advanced age his mind is clear and his memory retentive. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z His memory was eloquently retentive, and these qualities would have rendered his career, in the theatrical profession, illustrious, had not his condition raised him above it. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z I was a good deal noted for a retentive memory, a stubborn, sturdy something in my disposition, and an enthusiastic idiot piety. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z The young minds are so sensitive, the young memory is so retentive; evil influences are so easily made, and become so readily a part of the boy's or girl's life. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Hard iron is very retentive of a magnetic state, and is specially liable to become magnetized during a hammering process, as in the building of the ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Here you are,' and fished out sixpence in coppers from her pocket, and he clutched and gripped them in a small retentive fist. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Such long arms and such retentive memory had the merchant despot. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He had a very retentive memory, and, when once introduced to any gentleman, he immediately took pains to learn everything possible about him. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z It tells them how determined their enemy is, how retentive his grasp, and implacable his vengeance. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z He still remained retentive; but there was a grim smile full of pity and contempt for himself upon his lips as he said coldly— “Monsieur de Ligny has been.” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z In consequence of his retentive memory, he could repeat a great part of "Pilgrim's Progress" before he could read it. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z But I think I should have recognized you; that's perhaps owing to my having a remarkably retentive memory for faces; however it's of no great consequence here. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z His quick and retentive brain mastered the words of the chapter, but to-day there was no mysterious and soul-awakening glimpse of its spirit. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z His retentive memory was stored with the most brilliant passages from the tragedies of Corneille, Racine, and Voltaire, and no one could quote them with more appropriateness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z To these gifts he added a truly marvellous industry and assiduity in research; and above all, a most wonderfully retentive memory for everything he either saw in nature or read in books. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z I devoutly wished that I was anywhere than with this Dutch barber, whose memory was so uncomfortably retentive. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z No, what Subbuteo tapped into was the anally retentive side of football fandom. From Subbuteo to Test Match 2011-01-14T10:35:32Z As it was, his singularly retentive memory remained unbiassed by the transformation of the centres whence he drew his inspiration. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The doctor was a man of wide reading with a retentive memory. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z “My dear chap, you mustn’t let your retentive memory of obscure happenings run away with you,” he remarked wisely. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z To become a perfect all-round postal clerk a man must possess intelligence, must be cool, fertile in expedient, have a retentive memory, and withal be quick and active. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone To test my powers of a retentive memory, the following winter, when dispatches again had to be taken to headquarters, I asked the Indian to allow me to act as guide, he following. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. “You are fortunate, as a retentive memory is often very useful.” Zula The child was very sharp, and her memory was extremely retentive. Capricious Caroline The poetry of manhood is, more often perhaps than we know, the conscious reproduction of the unconscious impressions of early years, received in a susceptible and retentive mind. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The methods of instruction are based on the facts that very young children try to draw before they can write, and that they have very keen perception and retentive memory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Two memories, which are both specially retentive, may also be incommensurate. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent But I had a retentive memory and was fond of committing and declaiming such orations and poems as appealed to me. Labor and Freedom His memory was retentive and stored with numerous anecdotes which he sometimes related in court and often in company to amuse his friends. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Dan had a very retentive memory, as well as an extra fine imagination. The Voice of the Pack The experiences even of a simple life must always be of use, how much more those of an active man of the world—thoughtful, observing, retentive and philosophical. Glories of Spain Allen came readily enough, walking into the office, shorn of his London frills, but evidently retentive of the habit of keeping neat and clean. The Guarded Heights Sergeant White was a man of superior education, an excellent vocalist and reciter, with a most retentive memory, and one of the best amateur actors in the Ninety-Third. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude His memory was remarkably retentive, his perceptions clear, his judgment acute. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The polar bear, with his wonderful retentive faculties, has succeeded in retaining his great secret regarding the pole, together with the man who came out there to find out about it. Cordwood His memory was as retentive as his impressions were strong. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Precocious the little boy may have been, but it is scarcely possible that his brain could have been retentive enough to bear all this in memory when but two years old. Lafcadio Hearn She was taking French lessons; and her retentive memory made her catch up phrases, which she flung about with volubility. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second It frequently happens that, after passing through hundreds of feet of retentive soils, a water-bearing stratum is at length pierced, 234 when the fluid immediately ascends to the surface, and flows over. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology "And there is your keen eye and retentive memory," I added. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Happy it is for us that in after days our memory is but little retentive of these. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Do’s Select a soil type that is inherently productive, fertile, retentive of moisture and easily cultivated. A Living from the Land Throughout his long term of office the duke of Cambridge evinced a warm interest in the welfare of the soldier, and great experience combined with a retentive memory made him a master of detail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" They have a remarkable quickness of apprehension, a ready wit, a retentive memory, combined, however, with religious pride and hypocrisy, and a disregard for the truth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Of what the most subtle tests consisted, and wherein their fallacy lay, he was thoroughly master, while his retentive memory supplied a vast variety of curious and interesting illustration. One Of Them While the chief merit of these poem singers lies in their highly retentive memory, women singers of another type, the professional mourners at funerals, display creative genius in composing and improvising songs. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) As a general rule, this type contains enough clay to be retentive of moisture, enough sand to be easily worked and is generally suitable for bacterial growth. A Living from the Land He had a most retentive memory and a very keen power of observation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" She read extensively, and was gifted with so retentive a memory that we were accustomed to refer to her disputed dates and other questions in history. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 He was well educated, understanding Latin and French well, and gifted with a retentive memory, quick penetration, sound judgment, and a handsome person. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia With a memory so retentive that she could generally repeat what she had once read over attentively, she had powers of mimicry that enabled her to produce at will everything noticeable that crossed her. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Then the hold taken by this animal is more retentive than is strictly natural. The Dog Those who have no artificial means of ascertaining the progress of time, are in general the most acute in discerning its immediate signs, and are most retentive of individual dates. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Though Liberty ought to be given to the People, yet no sort of Goods must by any means be suffered to be carried over the Line, which are made of Materials retentive of Infection. A Discourse on the Plague She was not clever in the sense of having a retentive memory, but she now showed more brightness in answering questions and her essays were more original. Loyal to the School Well, your aptness at quotation from obscure sources presupposes a wide range of reading, a retentive memory, and a love for literature. The Song of the Wolf The petted favorite is often pained by a moderate quantity of food, and frequent are the housemaid's regrets that his digestion is not more retentive. The Dog He had been all his life a keen observer and a diligent student; and as his memory was retentive, all that he had observed or read stood at his command. Studies in Contemporary Biography In sandy soils it may encourage the supply of moisture, but on naturally moist and retentive soils heavy dressings of salt may do more harm than good. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history So retentive was his memory of numbers, that sums over which he had once glanced his eye were in his mind ever after. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 A knowledge of the state of the border is necessary, whether retentive or porous, that no serious errors may be made by withholding a sufficient supply of water, or by giving too much. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house He had such a retentive memory for these and kindred facts, that I have seen the foreman of the works appeal to him for information, which was never lacking. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years He was an incessant reader, especially of poetry and novels, with a retentive memory for poetry, as well as a finely modulated and expressive voice in reciting it. Studies in Contemporary Biography Undoubtedly this able scholar was possessed of an unusually retentive memory; but his memory for names depended largely on his method of committing them to memory. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Being disengaged, his mind is more observant and more retentive of the by-play of life, which is the only amusing part of it, than that of one of the chief actors can possibly be. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. They used to say of Pym that he could learn a subject by looking at the outside of a book, and his memory was as retentive as his acquisition was quick. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers It must have been the intuitive grasping of a mind prematurely active and retentive. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso How may sandy soils be made retentive of ammonia? The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools One individual's brain is, to be sure, more retentive than another's; but that seems a native trait, not to be altered by training. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life "Our intelligence is, therefore, absolutely limited by our power of discrimination; the other functions of intellect, the retentive power, for instance, are not called into play until we have first discriminated a number of things." Froebel's Gifts There never was a man prouder of his high degree, nor more retentive of the privileges enjoyed by those of his rank in times gone by. The Grandee It is good ground, penetrable, retentive; it does not send up thorns of unkind thoughts, to choke the weak seed; it is hungry and thirsty too, and drinks all the dew that falls on it. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' We are now able to see how carbon renders the soil retentive of manures. 1st. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools His perception was quick as light; and, at the same time—rare, most rare accompaniment!—his judgment sound, his memory signally retentive. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. "The retentive power works up to the height of the discriminative power; it can do no more." Froebel's Gifts On sand and gravel draw plenty of clay and loam, if it can be easily procured; thus it is easy to form a good friable, retentive loam, adapted to every variety of soil-culture. Soil Culture Perfectly," said Miss Eliza, whose memory was both keen and retentive; "and I remember that you have said he once passed a night with you, during the lifetime of poor Rachel, here at Ashfield. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 It makes the soil more retentive of manures. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools He was no doubt acquisitive and retentive and mean-spirited, but these were merely the ugly aspects of a disposition that involved many other factors. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Retentive Memory.—It is for the same reason, too, that a retentive memory is necessary. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories In each, the memory seemed only retentive of those passages which best suited their own purpose, and which were precisely those the other party was most likely to have forgotten. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors My elder uncle, James, added to a clear head and much native sagacity, a singularly retentive memory, and great thirst of information. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. She had a great love for old ballads, and Robert as a boy must often have listened to her chanting the quaint old songs with which her retentive memory was stored. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Writers of every tongue, studied by him with observant curiosity, stored his retentive memory with materials ready to be applied on every occasion, moulded by his Promethean talent into the most animated and alluring forms. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations He was quick, lively, and had a very retentive memory, and having entered the world with this reputation, and his great expectations besides, he speedily became one of the most conspicuous youths of the day. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III He has the appearance of extreme age, but has a retentive memory, and his manner of speaking varies from fairly good English to typical Negro dialect and idiom. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 My memory, if a slow, is a retentive one. Shirley A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The talk had been animated, and the heavy tapestry at the door had not prevented much of it from reaching the ears of the young priest and becoming fixed in his retentive memory. Carmen Ariza She has no imagination, no invention, no eloquence, no deep reading or retentive memory, but a noble, straightforward, independent character, a sound and vigorous understanding, penetration, judgment, taste. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III In his youth, D'Holbach appears to have been noted for his studious habits and retentive faculties, and ultimately attained to some eminence in chemistry and mineralogy. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." However, the Baron is less likely to be right than the Magistrate, who is evidently blessed with a wonderfully retentive memory. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 Then these collated traditions were one by one committed to one of the household officers, Hiyeda-no-Are, who had a marvellously retentive memory. Japan Lately, I have wished that her memory were just a bit more retentive. The Dominant Strain No cunningly painted canvas is so retentive as the active brain. Aztec Land If the border is loose and well-drained, the supply of water must be large; if close and retentive, but a small amount of moisture is required. Manual of American Grape-Growing He was a dunce, a parasite, a coxcomb, a Paul Pry, had a quick observation, a retentive memory, and accordingly—he has become immortal! James Boswell Famous Scots Series Such a course imposes a heavy burden on retentive power, for no little effort is required to remember the distinctive philosophical systems advocated by the respective writers. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College The human brain has billions of them, neuronically linked—sort of pathways that get grooved deeper and deeper with constant repetition of thought, until after a while they become completely permanent, retentive and self-functioning. We're Friends, Now From later reports the following expressions are taken: "Keen in the extreme, and a hard worker; a marvellously retentive memory." War Letters of a Public-School Boy Sloping land is by no means always well drained, many hillsides having a subsoil so impervious or so retentive of moisture that under-drainage is a necessity. Manual of American Grape-Growing Being a man of little imagination, though of retentive memory, he judged the whole profession by the two or three members of it, or rather pseudo-members, he had been unfortunate enough to encounter professionally. People of Position The last are frequently overrated, the memory more quick than retentive. The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language. His mind is so retentive that nothing ever escapes from it. Sunlight Patch He was helped in his studies by a very retentive memory. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Indeed, though he disclaimed the possession of unusual powers of memory in general, he had a singularly retentive memory for facts and dates, and amused himself occasionally by exercising his faculty. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice He read very quickly, he could at a glance grasp the salient points of any question, and, having a wonderfully retentive memory, no important detail was lost sight of. General Gordon A Christian Hero The art of printing, by multiplying copies so as to put them within the easy reference of all classes of people, has lowered the value of this species of retentive memory. Practical Education, Volume II The power of retentive memory is exercised too much, the faculty of recollective memory is exercised too little, by the common modes of education. Practical Education, Volume I He especially enjoyed the visits of former pupils, no one of whom seemed to be lost from his retentive memory, and the annual commencements were always exhilarating reunions to him. The History of Dartmouth College It was astonishing the amount of information they displayed concerning women, what retentive memories they had, and how very familiar they were with the subject of woman, her ways, and her sex nature. A California Girl She not only read with eagerness every book which met her eye, but pursued this uninterrupted miscellaneous reading to singular advantage, treasuring up all important facts in her retentive memory. Madame Roland, Makers of History In this instance, it is obvious that we admire the retentive, local memory of Dr. Heberden, merely because it became recollective and useful. Practical Education, Volume II This retentive apparatus is employed for about three weeks, after which the patient is allowed to use his arm. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. If a child is to learn grammar, let him commence, every one will say, when young, while his memory is most retentive. Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 Nor was it more retentive of its ancient state within; for entering the dreary hall, and glancing through the open doors of many rooms, they found them poorly furnished, cold, and vast. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others Of well-fought fields and trophies won The memory lives while ages pass; Graven on everlasting stone, Or written on retentive brass. Madame Roland, Makers of History It has often been observed, that a recollective and retentive memory are seldom found united. Practical Education, Volume II It has happened not infrequently just after the retentive apparatus has been removed from the nurse raising the limb by the foot in order to wash it. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. He entered school and became quite proficient in one branch of study in particular—he was an excellent reader, with a wonderfully retentive memory. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. He was, perhaps, what is called a difficult subject in hypnotism—amenable enough to direct influence, but not sufficiently retentive of post-hypnotic suggestion. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Nature seems to have made up for these deficiencies by endowing him with a marvellously acute ear and a retentive memory. Music and Some Highly Musical People At the revival of literature in Europe, before the discovery of the art of printing, it was scarcely possible to make any progress in the literature of the age, without possessing a retentive memory. Practical Education, Volume II The after-treatment is carried out on the same lines as for simple fracture, but the retentive apparatus must be worn for a considerably longer period. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The impressibility of youth is retentive for outward objects, but the inner mood—the sensation and idea which make the mental state—lives unconsciously, and is recognised only in the long process of time. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Up to this time he had used no violence—nothing that would have killed a creature so retentive of life as a snake; and I still expected to see the reptile make its escape. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West When 30 per cent. and upwards is decanted off, the soil becomes retentive of water and consequently wet. The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 He was endowed with a singular quickness of perception, an unusually retentive memory both for things and persons, and an unfailing judgment in the selection of the right man. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France The fibrous tissue is removed from the ends of the bone, and the rawed surfaces fixed in apposition; the wound is then closed, and appropriate retentive apparatus applied. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Barth was a very voluminous writer; his works, which were the fruits of extensive reading and a retentive memory, are unmethodical and uncritical and marred by want of taste and of clearness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Schübler, on absorptive power of soils, 98; on retentive power of soils, 98. Manures and the principles of manuring This, with his retentive memory, enabled him to be a pleasant and communicative companion. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Montcalm, apparently struck by his appearance, stopped and eyed him curiously; his singularly retentive memory never failed him at such a moment. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France The deformity, however, is liable to be reproduced unless a retentive apparatus is securely applied. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. There is no objection to an actual saturation of the ground, provided the soil is not of such a retentive character as to be liable to become puddled, and so made impervious. Village Improvements and Farm Villages To recapitulate, the chief physical or mechanical properties of a soil are its absorptive and retentive powers for water; its capacity for heat; and its power of absorbing gases. Manures and the principles of manuring He relied solely upon his marvellous retentive memory, and it was not long before he was in full possession of the facts of the case. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Try it, you are very susceptible to every personality; you have a very retentive memory with large formative powers. Cupology How to Be Entertaining When the shortening and eversion are excessive, they should be completely corrected under anæsthesia before the retentive apparatus is applied, any impaction that exists being undone. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. It goes without saying that I have a retentive memory. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty It is a strange fact, and one worth noticing in this connection, that the power plant-roots have of drawing their moisture from a soil, seems to depend on the retentive power of the soil. Manures and the principles of manuring His marvellously retentive mind absorbed every detail and the situation cleared in his mind. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West I believe it was the man his mother married; but he never told me so, being retentive on that subject. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 The patient may be allowed out of bed in from three to four weeks, wearing a retentive apparatus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The bride would be thus upborne by Him who is alike her Prophet, Priest, and King, for love is strong as death; and jealousy, or ardent love, retentive as the grave. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon By this is meant that plants have not the means of exhausting the water in a retentive soil to such an extent as in a non-retentive soil. Manures and the principles of manuring He was quick to absorb ideas, and he had a strong and retentive memory for details. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man When the land is light and needs amending, as regards its retentive power, it is best to make the quantity of peat as large as can be thoroughly fermented by the manure. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel The retentive apparatus to be applied depends upon the tendency to re-displacement, the degree of swelling, and the extent of the damage to the skin. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. He had accumulated a competency at the law, was in fine physical condition, and had a mind broad, sensitive, and retentive. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage It may be generally said that the greater the absorptive power of a soil, the greater is its retentive power; for soils that most largely absorb water are the most reluctant to part with it. Manures and the principles of manuring "Ah yes," said Mrs. Parry, a hatchet-faced dame with a venomous tongue and a retentive memory, "Morley's fond of children, although he has none of his own." A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story We have laid much stress on the amending qualities of peat, when applied to dry and leachy soils, which by its use are rendered more retentive of moisture and manure. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel It was the merest of fleeting glimpses that he had caught of that face, but his eye was uncommonly quick, and his mind equally retentive. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" The poorest, most forsaken side-hills, cobble-hills, and knolls, if the sand or gravel be of moderate depth, underlaid by a subsoil rather retentive, by turning under green crops grow potatoes of the first quality. The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. It is not safe, however, to rely too much on the retentive power of the soil for ammonia, the conversion of ammonia into nitrates going on very quickly under favourable circumstances. Manures and the principles of manuring They have generally very retentive memories; they see things at a great distance. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America A retentive memory, a lively imagination, strong reasoning powers, and untiring application, soon placed him in the foremost rank among his associates. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Alan understood then—and he found out afterward it was the case—that the girl's memory was extraordinarily retentive, far more retentive than is the case with any normal earth person. The Fire People The vision was still clear and sharp when he reached Philadelphia, reinspired by a series of swift calculations that were as swiftly stowed away for suitable use in his retentive brain. The Rapids It alters the texture of the soil, and affects its mechanical properties, such as its absorptive, retentive, and capillary powers with regard to water. Manures and the principles of manuring He possesses a very retentive memory, and is particularly strong in historical and constitutional knowledge. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Success cannot be expected in a soil unduly retentive of moisture. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover The chief were quick and retentive verbal memory, quick, undiscriminating, impulsive, unreasonable kind-heartedness, and an insensibility, even an instinctive opposition, to the approvings or disapprovings of others. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 Methodically he searched his retentive brain for data about iron ore. The Rapids Fortunately, Joan herself was gifted with quick perception and a retentive memory. A Son of the Immortals And the treasures of this wide reading, stored in a retentive and imaginative mind, form the basis of almost all his work that is not distinctly autobiographical. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 His memory, which was naturally very retentive, was carefully cultivated, and he was at all times eager and diligent in his studies. Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I. with an account of the Harmonies His conversations possessed singular charm; for his melodious voice, facile fancy, and retentive memory enabled him to adorn all topics. William Pitt and the Great War Experience has shewn that its effects are most beneficial on light and deep sandy soils, but that on heavy retentive clays it is without effect, or even absolutely injurious. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Still, he was an energetic, active man, with an observant mind, a retentive memory, and with considerable power of systematic arrangement. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 His knowledge of history, more especially of military history, was profound, and his memory was singularly retentive. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 His memory was retentive, his understanding good, and he had a gift of description possessed by few. Stories Of Georgia I soon perceived that he had a very retentive memory, and was full of anecdote. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 Diana had a fairly retentive memory, and learned poetry without much trouble. A harum-scarum schoolgirl They had their livelihood in the irregularities of society, and, as a class, were retentive of ancient custom and present social habits. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Under this discipline his memory rapidly grew retentive; no difficulty can stand the assaults of such batteries as these, and Walter was soon free from all punishments, and as happy as the day was long. St. Winifred's, or The World of School Intelligent agents will record in the retentive minds of people who do not read, the history of our blunders. The New World of Islam Frank had a retentive memory, and stored away the information carefully. The Telegraph Boy From early years he was characterized by quick perceptions and a retentive memory. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother His qualities, from his earliest years were quickness and acuteness, unchecked and insatiable curiosity, retentive memory, and busy reflection; his mind was never still. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father The 552sources of his power as a dramatist are evident in his keen observation and retentive memory. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 His conversation often gathered charmed listeners around him, for he had a very retentive memory, and his mind was crowded with the incidents of his romantic career. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Soils containing enough clay to make them retentive of moisture become too compact when rains beat upon the ground, as usually happens after the planting of spring crops. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement So little Louis Charles was taught no more arithmetic, but he continued to learn eagerly all that was offered his quick retentive mind to assimilate. Ten Boys from History Great knowledge, knowledge of many things, may be had by virtue simply of a very retentive memory. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty This, however, would be useful only where, from the peculiar formation, water is pent up upon a retentive subsoil in the manner already indicated. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Train: The hand to be graceful, steady, strong; The Eye to be alert and observing; The Memory to be accurate and retentive; The Heart to be tender, true and sympathetic. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy He wants reduction in volume, and such change in character that it will add to the retentive character of the soil respecting moisture instead of drying the soil out. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement In proportion as the memory is retentive, so is decreased one of the greatest charms of existence—novelty. Olla Podrida Though I have a more retentive memory for friends than for anything else. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation In the great drought thirty-six years ago, we saw, in a very retentive soil in the Vale of Belvoir, cracks which it was not very pleasant to ride among. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Its retentive power may then be very greatly increased by judicious exercise and labor, which have that distinct end in view, just as the limbs gradually grow stronger by daily exercise. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy The retentive memory instinctively stores up the facts, ideas, imagery, and often the very language found in books, so clearly that they become available at any moment in after life. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries No one could be better qualified to do this, for she was a person of great ability, and endowed with a wonderfully accurate and retentive memory. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Helped by an incomparably retentive and capacious memory he writes at haphazard. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Again: the higher parts of hilly ground are sometimes composed of very porous and absorbent strata, while the lower portions are more impervious—the soil and subsoil being of a very stiff and retentive description. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles He was a good historian, and possessed a retentive memory. A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren Persons of defective or impaired intellect frequently have strong and retentive verbal memories. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The old lady had a remarkably retentive memory, recalling with ease incidents which occurred three generations ago. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 With a highly retentive memory he retained the results of an extended course of reading, begun almost in childhood. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Below the surface of the ground there is a body of stagnant water, sometimes at a great depth, but in retentive soils usually within a foot or two of the surface. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles It is said that he had a very retentive memory and that he could repeat and write at will long passages from his favorite authors. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 And both of these must act in harmony, the habit of fixed attention being formed or guided by the will, before a normal or retentive memory becomes possible. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries But their memories, from cultivation, are marvellous and very retentive. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Clustered about this outspread map, the other members of the patrol followed with eager eyes and retentive minds their instructor's every word. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol It is conceded that clay-soils, which readily absorb moisture, and yet are strongly retentive, cannot be drained with sufficient rapidity, or even thoroughness, by drains at any depth, unless they are also within certain distances. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Men who live in New York, London, or Paris must be singularly retentive of passion to keep up even their own hatreds, not to speak of the hatreds of their ancestors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Most of it, if retained in a retentive memory, will enable its possessor to answer multitudes of the questions continually put to the librarian. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Margaret's school-days were pleasantly passed, for she had a genuine love of study, an active intellect, and a very retentive memory. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Next to man there is no living creature whose memory is so retentive. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome When we speak of men being naturally bad or good, we mean susceptible and retentive and communicative of them. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection His retentive memory never seemed to be at fault. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President They likewise have very retentive memories, sometimes treasuring up an injury for days, months, and years, until an opportunity arrives for them to "get even," thus showing that they are revengeful. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals No apprehension can be quicker than her's, no memory more retentive. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth He had been tolerably well educated; and being fond of reading, with a retentive memory, he possessed a good deal of information. Peter the Whaler Unhappily the aged are retentive of long-acquired maxims, and insensible to new impressions, whether from fancy or from truth: in fact, their eyes blend the two together. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection His mental powers were now thoroughly awakened, his mind was quick, his memory retentive, and he soon out-distanced all competitors. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President The author's thanks are due to the following books of reference, which, added to his retentive memory, have made the foregoing statements accurate yet pleasing: A Summer in England with H. W. Beecher. Comic History of the United States He would narrate anecdote after anecdote with surprising accuracy, being possessed of a singularly retentive memory, that could refer to a catalogue of notables far longer than Don Giovanni's picture-gallery of conquests. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Another thing which especially attracted my attention was his wonderfully retentive memory. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “Mind, for these creatures are very retentive of life.” Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco He had a really surprisingly retentive memory, and picked up a good bit even in that little time. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys It is particularly fond of warm, southern exposures, with light limestone soil, and it would be useless to plant it on soil retentive of moisture. The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines Young Banneker's diligent reading of the books at his command served to develop his mental powers rapidly, giving him a retentive memory, correct forms of speech and a keen power of analysis. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 He was endowed with excellent practical abilities, possessed a most retentive memory, and a thorough knowledge of the most intricate windings of the human heart. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I But so much of the information Shann had thus picked up to store in a retentive memory he had not understood and could not fit together. Storm Over Warlock The King likes a soil slightly lighter than the best Greening soils, but retentive of moisture. Apple Growing Each person, too, in this "Isn�d," must have been well known for his good character and retentive memory. The Faith of Islam On the other hand, it frequently happens that one who has a retentive memory is able to impart information glibly and correctly, without possessing any real knowledge of the subject in question. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular But he had read very extensively and with great profit and discrimination in many widely different fields, and his memory was unusually retentive. Historical and Political Essays After all, family connections counted for something, even with the retentive old trolley magnate. White Ashes "His memory does not seem to be as retentive as yours," said her father with quiet sarcasm. Frontier Boys in Frisco He had an ear of great delicacy; he caught up sounds as by instinct; and his retentive memory fixed the impression. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies As they have capacious and fairly retentive memories, it is easy for the teacher, especially if he is a strict disciplinarian, to make his pupils retain the greater part of what they have been taught. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular Uneducated people have often marvellously retentive memories for the things of every-day life. The Call of the Blood Two thirds of it were of a stiff, retentive clay, extremely hard to work, and the rest was little better than sand, of a yellow color and incapable of producing grain. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money But he was keenly observant, and his wonderfully retentive memory aided him at every turn. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Through the knowledge gained by close observation and a retentive memory, through his impetuosity and swift decision, Morris soon became a leader among them. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies But good crops of alfalfa may be grown on subsoils so retentive that underdrainage is necessary to facilitate the escape of an excess of moisture with sufficient quickness. Clovers and How to Grow Them His memory may not be retentive, and he may be kept back by a distrust of his own ability to do,—too bashful and timid to press forward. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning This word exhibits the opinion entertained by the Hindoos as to the close connection existing between a powerful intellect and a retentive memory. Bubbles of the Foam He is endowed with an excellent understanding, quick power of conception, and retentive memory. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. From his mother, brothers and sisters my father learned many personal reminiscences of his father and his exceptionally retentive memory enabled him to relate them accurately. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 This will only happen in soil with a subsoil more retentive than is compatible with well-doing of the highest order in the plants. Clovers and How to Grow Them Moreover, he was blessed with a retentive memory, and he treasured every word of the bogus messages from Iris concocted by her uncle. The Stowaway Girl Possessed of a remarkably retentive memory, he could repeat some of the longest poems in the language. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Mrs. Shiffney had a retentive as well as a swift mind, and she remembered every detail of Gillier's powerful, almost brutal libretto. The Way of Ambition We understand that experiments are in progress which have ascertained that water, charged with matters which are known to stimulate vegetation, when filtered through four feet of retentive soil, comes out pure. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health But these soils must not be so retentive as to collect and hold water for any considerable time within a few feet of the surface. Clovers and How to Grow Them All this passed under the immediate observation of Cromwell, whose retentive memory never forgot any signal action, and whose discriminating policy generally placed the man who performed it in a situation suited to his character. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The other—G. M'D.—was of powerful and bold intellect, and remarkable for a retentive memory. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century He had a very retentive memory, but it was no aid to correct reasoning. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology A crop of corn on undrained, retentive ground, is subject to injury from disastrous changes of the weather, from planting until harvest. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health But on loam soils with a reasonably retentive subsoil, the better way to apply farmyard manure is to make a heavy application of the same to the crop preceding the alfalfa. Clovers and How to Grow Them The part played in lying by disturbances of the apprehensive, retentive, and reproductive faculties will not be discussed here in detail. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry He has a large grasp of things and relations, a broad culture, a retentive memory and splendid imagination, and there are few writers to-day with so large an audience assured in advance. Modern Religious Cults and Movements The gallant officer said a good deal about its retentive properties to the mute boot. The Terrible Twins In the great drought, 36 years ago, we saw in a very retentive soil in the Vale of Belvoir, cracks which it was not very pleasant to ride among. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health Evenness in the soil on the surface is important when it is so retentive that water may collect in the depressions after heavy rain. Clovers and How to Grow Them I do not call these plagiarisms, I call them reflections of wide and retentive reading. Platform Monologues The soil should be of a vegetable character and retentive of moisture. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. The name of Sir James was added to the list of proscribed persons they carried in their retentive minds. The Terrible Twins In an undrained, retentive soil, it is not often possible to attain that perfect tilth, which is best suited for a proper admixture, and which is easily given after thorough draining. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health He was a well-informed man, and had a most retentive memory. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men For one thing he has a wonderfully retentive memory. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead With reference to soil, rich or silky loam is best for it, but any kind, if sweet and retentive, will do. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. His eagerness to know truth; his power of mind to perceive, comprehend and analyze; his retentive memory, soon gave him first place among his fellows in the school in the village. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro It is found in practice that the first foot in depth of retentive soils is more retentive than that which lies below. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health She excelled in conversation; and a retentive memory enabled her to render available the fruits of extensive reading. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century I was a good deal noted for a retentive memory, a stubborn, sturdy something in my disposition, and an enthusiastic, idiotic piety. Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists Neither is it particular as to soil, but I should not think of planting a winter-blooming subject in stiff or retentive loam—that of a sandy nature is more likely to be productive of flowers. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. You have a great deal to learn, but on the other hand you are quick, have a retentive memory, and are very anxious to learn. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World A farmer manures a field of four or five inches of free soil reposing on a retentive clay, and sows it with wheat. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health Scotland herself, for all her centuries of Puritanism, has not wiped her slate quite clean; still less the countries like Ireland and Brittany, which are so retentive of the past. Nature Mysticism There, in the trunk's deep core, The Dardan javelin, urged with impulse sheer, 892 Stuck fast; the stubborn root, retentive, grasped the spear. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor I find this plant to flower indifferently under the shade of trees, but in a fully exposed situation, planted in a deep retentive loam, it thrives and flowers well. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. B. Retentiveness.—A second characteristic of nervous matter is its retentive power. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education This is especially strange, because I have a retentive memory for other things. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel These are sung or recited in every cottage of the Highlands where a reader or a retentive memory is to be found. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century My directions were that you should repeat to me the order of your instructions and that I should judge for His Grace whether or not your memory is retentive. The Lighted Match Her memory was not retentive; she had also a certain listlessness of manner during lessons which was at times very annoying. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories Physical Habits.—The basis for the formation of physical habits appears also in this retentive power of nervous tissue. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education He possest in high degree faculties essential to great oratory—a capacious mind, retentive memory, logical acumen, vivid imagination, deep concentration, and wealth of language. Successful Methods of Public Speaking His memory was so retentive that whatever he had studied indelibly maintained a place in his recollection. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Her old enemies, Latin and Chemistry, still often baffled her, and her memory was only moderately retentive. The Luckiest Girl in the School From the first he was rather averse to study, but as he learned readily and had a most retentive memory he managed to keep pace in his studies with most boys of his age. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories Nature of Memory.—Mention has been made of the retentive power of the nervous system, and of a consequent tendency for mental images to revive, or re-present, themselves in consciousness. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education He should have mental culture in a broad way; sound judgment, a sense of proportion, mental alertness, a retentive memory, tact, and common sense,—these are vital to good speaking. Successful Methods of Public Speaking He was thus able to take a long exposure sun-picture of the white figure on a sensitive memory that would prove but too retentive of the impression. Great Possessions My inability to read relegated me to the children's class; but I had a retentive memory, and before I was able to read, I memorized about three hundred texts from the Bible. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine "Really you put so many questions to me at once that you tax my memory beyond its means; I never was celebrated for having a very retentive memory, my mother used to say." How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information The mind at this period is most retentive of sense impressions. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education It is good, also, to train the mind to be logical, critical and balanced: it is good to cultivate a retentive memory and to store up useful facts. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine But the intellect in itself is retentive of species, without the association of any corporeal organ. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition If your memory is not sufficiently retentive to keep all the engagements you make, carry a little memorandum book, and enter them there. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society The consequence has been that the whole subject has become uninteresting to all who do not possess a retentive verbal memory. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Possibly her retentive powers were not entirely in proportion, but, at all events, she accomplished much with comparatively little labor. By the Light of the Soul A Novel I've always been remarkable for an unusually strong and retentive memory, as you know very well—but it isn't superhuman. Princess The land is easily improved, retentive of moisture and manure, and with careful management makes an excellent soil for general farming. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia Story-telling may attain the character of a disease, in one who has a retentive memory and a voluble vocabulary. Talks on Talking So it was all a highly difficult business, needing adaptability, a quick wit, a goodly stock of songs, a retentive memory and every artifice to assist it. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 His retentive memory must have stored away at least the outline of those hideous images, so effectively recombined many years later by means of his powerful though limited imagination. History of the Plague in London With a most retentive memory, his conversation was solid beyond that of any man. Life of Adam Smith I have listened attentively, and have gathered into a retentive memory sundry technicalities; but in vain have I submitted these terms of a strange dialect to the strictest etymological research. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse He had doubtless great parts, natural and acquired: a retentive memory, a quick perception, and a vast and varied reading. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two What money and mind and trained detective intelligence failed to do, the retentive memory of the elephant, Sultana, has accomplished and, thanks to her, a grieving father and mother are reunited with their long-lost son. The Circus Comes to Town The following terms are used in describing soil textures: Coarse, fine, open, close, loose, hard, stiff, compact, soft, mellow, porous, leachy, retentive, cloddy, lumpy, light, heavy. The First Book of Farming Beyond my gift for pleading and a retentive memory, I have no real talents for a successful legal career. The Enchanted Canyon Sedgwick was very greatly interested, and with his retentive memory the facts were fixed upon his mind. The Wedge of Gold His voice is full and strong; his memory is yet retentive, and his judgment sound. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two The Anglo-Saxon was slow to learn, but retentive of what he learnt. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain They whose sight is keen, whose ears are retentive, whose hearts are enlightened, and whose breasts are dilated, recognize both truth and falsehood, and distinguish the one from the other. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf At first, this is a difficult matter, but in a comparatively short time the mind can be brought under control, and the memory will, in many instances, become far more retentive than ever before. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The host beguiled the time with anecdotes, of which he had an unfailing store that never lost a point in his telling, or declaimed poetry, of which his retentive memory held an inexhaustible collection. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie By an equal piece of good fortune Toller had taken a course of mind training and his memory was exceptionally retentive. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 In short, the facts and generalisations concerning evolution must presuppose an organism endowed with the quality of progressive absorption of energy, and retentive of it. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays Suppose, further, this man to be gifted with a memory retentive as Lord Macaulay's. On The Art of Reading His memory for anything associated with his pupils careers was extraordinarily Page 151 retentive, and he was even passionately loyal to Auld Lang Syne. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences The only difficulty was his insufficient vocabulary; but his mind was a quick and retentive one and each new word, once captured, came at his bidding. The Princess Pocahontas He was very μνημονικός, or retentive—the first requisite, says Plato, of a philosopher—and was consequently well supplied with quotations and allusions, not slavishly repeated, but worked naturally in. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College Then make much of your retentive faculties.—And who led you to those honey-combs? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 His acute perceptions, retentive memory, and unusual power of logic enabled him to make rapid progress in the acquisition of the fixed and accepted rules on which military writers agree. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History No, when you have done all this, with the most faithful attention to directions, you will not find memorizing easy, unless you have previously trained your memory, or it is naturally retentive. The Art of Public Speaking Memory, in those days, was enormously and abnormally capacious and retentive, but there was no appreciation of humanity. The Ascent of the Soul The great difference in the retentive power of different subjects is, as we should expect, very evident. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Its great detail remedies the defect in memorizing of certain otherwise brilliant workers, and its standard form and repetition of standard phrases aid the retentive power of the man who has a good memory. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste But on retentive soils, which are most favourable to the production of fine heads, a severe winter will destroy the plantations unless they have some kind of protection. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition His mother, an ex-teacher in another and older State, loving, regardful, tactful, had taught him how to read and comprehend, and he had something of a taste that way and a retentive memory. A Man and a Woman He had traveled extensively, was a close observer, and had a retentive memory. The Fatal Glove These cliffs and streams and woods were familiar to the young poet, and his retentive memory must have received here many of Nature's deep and marvellous lessons. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 This lack of retentive power is illustrated particularly well in the cases often found where the student has difficulty in learning to spell. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste In a retentive soil Cardoons should be grown on the flat, but the plant is a tolerably thirsty subject, and must have sufficient water. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition We are roofed over by the air that treasures the heat, floored under by strata both absorptive and retentive of heat, Page 95 and between the earth and air violets grow and grains ripen. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Also she had a keen little brain, a reckless but good-humored heart and a memory retentive of important trifles. Success A Novel His memory was so retentive that he could repeat whole treatises by heart after the lapse of ten or fifteen years, nor did he ever forget what he had resolved to retain. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The pupil was not allowed to write anything down; all was committed to the memory, which in consequence became extremely retentive. Outspoken Essays From a retentive soil each plant with its surrounding earth may be taken out almost exactly of the size required, and it should be rather smaller than the pot which has to accommodate it. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Next in estimation is "doruss," a nearly equal mixture of light earth and clay; a soil more retentive of moisture in a dry season than any other. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Henry, of the acute eye and retentive mind, took a second look. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi The people are idle, haughty, umbrageous, fiery, quarrelsome, fond of gipsy life, and retentive through generations of old feuds and prejudices to an almost inconceivable extent. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series He would repeat poetry by the hour, having a very retentive memory. From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield The season of the year and the state of the atmosphere have also to be considered, as well as the fact that a heavy soil is more retentive of moisture than a lighter compost. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The subsoil should be also carefully examined by a boring augur, for a stiff moist clay, or marly bottom retentive of moisture, is particularly injurious to the plant. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. She had a good mind, quick discernment and retentive memory, and she was quite resolved to be industrious and to keep her promise to her father to be a good girl in every way. Elsie's New Relations At the start he was blest with a most marvelous and retentive memory, and a keen sense of the practical side of life. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 Our young student was fortunate in possessing a most retentive memory. From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield When transplanting, give the plants a deep retentive loam if possible, and a shady position. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition This applies to a small portion of the Kooasur plantation, which receives the drainage of the adjoining hills, and the soil being retentive, keeps the water. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. It contains mountain land, and the mountains are particularly wet, because, unlike the mountains in other parts of the country, the substratum is a stiff retentive clay. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times A. We say our understanding was darkened because even with much learning we have not the clear knowledge, quick perception and retentive memory that Adam had before his fall from grace. Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 Absolutely accurately, absolutely indelibly the White Linen Nurse visualized each separate detail in her abnormally retentive mind! The White Linen Nurse If possible, make the seed-bed in a moist retentive soil and in a shaded situation. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition A strong dark loam, a gravelly, sandy, or clayey soil, but one not retentive of moisture, seems that best suited for its successful culture. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. He learned well and had a retentive memory. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Thirty-five thousands of his precious dollars ruthlessly torn from his capacious and retentive money-bags. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest His grasp of detail is comprehensive and firm, his memory retentive, and his judgment bold and deliberate. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference For retentive land it is advisable to defer planting until February. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Kit Carson had a remarkably retentive memory, and a wonderful aptitude for comprehending the mazes of rivers, mountains, and valleys. Christopher Carson In the case of Reynolds, his studies of types are the result of an exceptional power of observation coupled with a very retentive memory. Frank Reynolds, R.I. This last, having a remarkably retentive memory, he reproduced in the main in Mr. Harding's own words, omitting only the rector's reference to his moral lapses. The Dweller on the Threshold Whence comes it that one who was formerly of a very ready Wit, and a retentive Memory, becomes afterwards stupid and forgetful, either by a Blow or a Fall, by Sickness or old Age? Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. During hot weather, particularly on light soil, the plants need to be well watered, but in retentive ground thorough drainage must be insured. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Lincoln's memory was extraordinarily retentive, and he seemed, without conscious effort, to have stored in his mind almost every whimsical or ludicrous narrative which he had read or heard. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The soil is a stiff, retentive clay, rather wet in spring. Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 As a boy Daniel is remembered as possessing a retentive and singularly accurate memory; as very studious, seeking eagerly for knowledge, and rapidly absorbing it. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 3, December, 1884 But keen perception, sound judgment, a retentive memory, a vigorous imagination, and, not least, good common-sense, are among the talents entrusted to us by God Himself, who will by-and-bye take account of His servants. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters Be very sparing with water, especially if the soil is at all retentive. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition He had a retentive memory, and a full share of worldly wisdom. Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles My memory was very quick and retentive, in the main, but curiously capricious. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion The South Americans possess great intellectual quickness, and a retentive memory. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) We would most of us give a great deal in middle age to recover that astonishingly retentive memory which we possessed as little boys. Cambridge Essays on Education Hardy perennial This flower will grow in almost any soil, although a moist retentive loam and a shady situation are best adapted for it. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition "Old maid," repeated Onoye, and because of what happened that very evening, it was evident that the retentive Japanese memory had not lost the words. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan This feat involved heartbreaking work, for his memory, while good, is not unusually retentive. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians Another thing that especially attracted my attention was his wonderfully retentive memory. The Personal Life of David Livingstone A grandson of this Durweish I have been writing about is still living in India, remarkable for a very retentive memory and propriety of life. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society This flower will endure neither a moist atmosphere nor a retentive soil. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The ways of doing the work in Gréville were not altogether like the ways of Barbizon, and Millet's observant eye and retentive memory noted these differences with interest. Jean Francois Millet To the work of his eminent associates he could add nothing more than one not very important point, and a few cases which his far-ranging and retentive memory supplied. Daniel Webster She speaks from a mind overflowing with general information, made available by a retentive memory, a ready wit, and in exhaustible good spirits. The Idler in France His memory was retentive, and every anecdote he related was a lesson calculated to lead the mind of his auditor to seek, trust, and obey God, or to love our neighbour as ourselves. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Of his three favorites in fiction "Don Quixote" is the only one to which he gave a second thought, although early familiarity with "Pilgrim's Progress" undoubtedly left its impression on his retentive memory. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Few people realize what a person of alert intelligence and retentive memory can learn of the best English literature through the theatre-going habit. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 There was a circulating library in Fryeburg, and this he read through in his usual rapacious and retentive fashion. Daniel Webster His reading has been extensive, and his memory is very retentive. The Idler in France She was long known and highly esteemed in Mecklenburg and surrounding country for her general intelligence, ardent piety, and retentive memories of Revolutionary events. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical "My dear chap, you mustn't let your retentive memory of obscure happenings run away with you," he remarked wisely. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories The country on the Goobang or Lachlan side appears to be the best; for the grass grows there much more abundantly, and the beds of the streams appear to be much more retentive. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 At the same time, he was a great reader, and possessed wide information on a vast variety of subjects, which a clear and retentive memory put always at his command. Daniel Webster But if there were, the retentive ear which listened, and the cautious tongue which spake the vows, had no intention of having their confidences profaned on this page. A Texas Matchmaker The historian, Fuller, in 1607, had a most retentive memory; he could repeat 500 strange, unconnected words, after twice hearing them; and a sermon verbatim, after reading it once. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829 He had no map, but he had the Plough and a fitful moon to guide him, and he held a clear notion of the disposition of the trenches in his retentive brain. The First Hundred Thousand The child of from four to six is largely sensory, from seven to nine he is motor, from then to twelve the retentive powers are prominent. How to Teach Harry had rehearsed it to himself only the night before, and he had confidence in a strong and retentive memory. Risen from the Ranks Harry Walton's Success There are stories which show that Emerson had a retentive memory in the earlier part of his life. Ralph Waldo Emerson The looseness of the vessels and the weakness of the retentive faculty, is known from a moist and loose habit of the body. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy I mention this trifling circumstance, because I afterwards was frequently surprised at the retentive memory of these people during my journey through the desert towards the Red Sea. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy An emphasis on, or an improvement in, the use of any one of these factors may call into play to a greater extent than before the native retentive power of a given child. How to Teach He was possessed of a large and varied stock of information and a very retentive memory, which enabled him to quote correctly nearly everything of importance with which he had ever been familiar. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland Though never a student, he must have been at all times a considerable reader; he had a retentive memory and quick understanding; he read what interested him; absorbed, understood, and retained it. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire If it proceeds from the retentive faculty, and looseness of the vessels, it is to be corrected with gentle astringents. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy With deliberate malice I loaded a prolix narrative with every triviality that a fairly retentive memory could rake out of the half-forgotten past. The Mystery of 31 New Inn To the extent that good blood, sleep, exercise, etc., put the nervous system in better tone, to that extent the retentive power present is put in better working order. How to Teach While I don't mean to say that the average wedding present carries a curse instead of a blessing, it could usually repeat a few cuss-words if it had a retentive memory. Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son He had one of the most retentive memories I have ever met with. The Village Sunday School With brief sketches of three of its scholars If the retentive faculty of the womb be weak, and the expulsive faculty strong, and of a quick sense, it brings them forth the sooner. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy Job was known in the force as quiet, self-contained, observant, patient, and was possessed of an extraordinarily retentive memory. The Mystery of Monastery Farm Repetition, attention, interest, vividness of impression, all appeal primarily to this so-called "brute memory," or retentive power. How to Teach Indeed, when a man has a varied experience, a retentive memory, and a sufficient copiousness of speech, the facility of story-telling may attain the character of a disease. Collections and Recollections Memory brings up, upon her retentive tablet, the recollection of a family that fell before its withering blight, ere the elasticity of youth had passed away. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland And as he possesses an uncommonly retentive memory, he us'd to repeat great part of it by rote in his walks with his Brothers. An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems, on Various Subjects He is described as possessing a sharp, vigorous intellect, a lively imagination, a very retentive memory, and was universally esteemed as an able and faithful minister of Christ. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss This is true, no matter how strong the retentive power may be. How to Teach Like holly, the box is very retentive of its sap, and warps when not properly dried, though when sufficiently seasoned it stands well. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 I had scarcely any convenience with respect to the procuring of books; but, as my memory was retentive, I frequently translated or modelled my narrative upon a reading of some years before. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are It occurred to her, fleetingly, that of so much talk, some word ought to stick in her usually retentive memory; but she gave the matter no more thought. The Bent Twig Had we known what was coming, our memories would, no doubt, have been rendered thereby sevenfold more retentive, and little that fell from her lips would have been lost. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss It is doubly important if the retentive power is weak. How to Teach Attention, by its retentive effect on the sensation, becomes memory. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Determined to acquire knowledge while toiling, he applied his mind to things intellectual, cultivated the power of observation, and developed a retentive memory. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War He had a singularly retentive memory, and the habit of noting and brooding over incidents—specially of "life's little ironies"—wherever he encountered them. English Men of Letters: Crabbe And now, driven into the corner which he had hoped to avoid, his retentive memory brought back a circumstance well-nigh forgotten. Midnight Suppose a given fact to be held rather weakly because of comparatively poor retentive power, then the operation of one chain of associates may not be energetic enough to recall it. How to Teach His great powers of memory, characteristic of a mind singularly retentive of all impressions, were early developed. Samuel Johnson From the short acquaintance I have with him I should not call him at all imaginative, but he is extremely quick and wonderfully retentive. Her Father's Daughter His memory was capacious and retentive; his wit easy and social; his imagination sublime; his judgment clear, rapid, and decisive. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 His extraordinarily retentive memory was shown in his easy acquisition of all the songs of the lumber gangs and canal men before he was five years old. Edison, His Life and Inventions In desultory memory the facts just "stick" because of the great retentive power of the brain, there are few connections, the material is disconnected and disjointed. How to Teach "Yes, I do," he replied after a moment, with pride rather than effusion—pride in a retentive memory. Enoch Soames: a memory of the eighteen-nineties To be able to repeat a hundred lines of verse after a single reading is no proof of a retentive mind, excepting so far as the hundred lines go. Ponkapog Papers Nature had endowed him with keen perceptive powers, a retentive memory and great mental vigor, by means of which he soon accumulated considerable knowledge. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 She stored them away in a mind naturally retentive, as a squirrel stores away nuts, for further digestion. Ann Veronica, a modern love story And again he returns to the same view, saying that "one form of exhalation is dense, hence easily inflammable and long retentive of fire, from which sort are especially generated comets." History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom |
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