These Search Guidelines provide insights and examples that enable you to make the most of the Arrival Search Facility.
Note that all searches are case-insensitive. The results, however, always show the capitalization as used in Arrival.
Example:
A search for "love" or "Love" or even "LoVe" will yield the same results.
A search for a single word lists all instances of the word in Arrival. Each instance includes the context in which the word is used
and a link to the full paragraph. From the full paragraph you can also view previous and next paragraphs.
Example:
A search for "atmosphere" lists instances in four different paragraphs.
If the word appears multiple times in the same paragraph, each instance is shown on a separate line.
Example:
A search for "actors" lists four instances in three different paragraphs.
If variations of the word appear in Arrival, the search lists all instances of each variation.
Example:
A search for "reject" lists instances for each of "reject" "rejection" and "rejected".
If the word does not appear in Arrival, the search may list instances of similar words that do appear.
Example:
A search for "sainthood" lists instances for each of "saint", "saintly", and "saints".
Example:
A search for "centre" lists instances for each of "center", "centered", and "central".
To search for a specific word exactly as you enter it with no variations, precede the word with "+".
Example:
A search for "+perfection" lists only instances of "perfection".
Example:
A search for "+rests" lists no results; but a search for "+restless" lists only instances of "restless".
To search for a phrase you must enter the words, including any punctuation, exactly as it occurs in Arrival. The search lists all instances of that phrase in Arrival.
Example:
A search for "more and more" lists all instances that contain that exact phrase.
Example:
A search for "more, and more" lists no results, because that exact phrase including the comma does not occur in Arrival.
If the search for a word or phrase lists too many results to be useful you can refine your search by adding a refining term preceded by "+".
Example:
A search for the word "paradise" lists 5 results; a search for "paradise +love" lists just three results.
Example:
A search for the phrase "more and more" lists dozens of results; a search for "more and more +loving" lists just three results.
Example:
A search for the word "course" lists five results; a search for "course +universal ego" lists just one result.
Note that although the refining term you add may be word or a phrase, it is searched for as a precise pattern of characters.
Example:
A search for "heaven +free" lists fourteen results, which include the pattern "free" within the words "freely", and "freedom".
Example:
A search for "hearts +centre" returns no results; but a search for "hearts +center" lists seven results.
Example:
A search for "body +I" lists hundreds of results, which include the pattern "I" within the words "itself", "spirit", "identity", etc. In this case merely switching the terms
to search for "+I +body" yields fewer results.
You may search for a specific word (using the initial "+") as well as a refining term (using a second "+") in the same query.
Example:
A search for "children +parent" lists many results; a search for "+children +parent" lists just ten results.