Read full poem →Ransacked the ages, spoiled the climes;
Yet one thing, one, in my soul's full scope,
Either I missed or itself missed me:
Dictionary Entry
scope
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈskoʊp/Word FrequencyCommon (5.17)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose scope when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“I could give many other illustrations of the narrow scope of this Method of Accidents, though _genuine within that scope_, and how, in _all_ cases, by the Synthetic Method we can find in the facts _to be remembered_ the means of their recollection.”
“Also noteworthy, but a little more limited in scope, is Waid and Barry Kitson's JLA: Year One miniseries, which featured a team-up with the Doom Patrol and incorporated other Silver Age stalwarts like the Challengers of the Unknown and the Blackhawks.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Middle English 'scope', from Old French, ultimately from Latin 'scopium' meaning 'instrument for viewing'.
Common Phrases
. scopescope fullscope limitedscope wide
Poetry examples for “scope”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
