-ary
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-ary is the box gathered around one thing
The picture One thing sits in the middle, and everything bound up with it is gathered into a single box around it.
Where the picture shows up in -ary
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a box around books
The library closes at six.
ðə ˈlaɪbreri ˈkloʊzɪz æt sɪks
The book room shuts at six.
A room with books packed along every wall sits inside the building as its own box.
liber (book) + -ary.
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a box around words
Look the word up in the dictionary.
lʊk ðə wɜːrd ʌp ɪn ðə ˈdɪkʃəneri
Look that word up in the word book.
Inside a thick book, each word takes one ruled slot and stands in line.
dictio (saying) + -ary.
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stuck on so it can't be pulled out
A passport is necessary for this form.
ə ˈpæspɔːrt ɪz ˈnesəseri fɔːr ðɪs fɔːrm
You must have a passport for this form.
The passport line is glued onto the form and will not peel off; leave that line empty and the counter window shuts.
ne (not) + cess (go aside) + -ary.
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a post around secrets and keys
Ask the secretary for the key.
æsk ðə ˈsekrəteri fɔːr ðə kiː
Get the key from the office assistant.
Cabinet keys and other people's business are gathered in one desk drawer.
secret + -ary.
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a day inside the usual order
It was an ordinary day at the shop.
ɪt wəz ən ˈɔːrdəneri deɪ æt ðə ʃɑːp
It was just a normal day at the shop.
Open, sweep, sell — the same order as yesterday, the day sitting quietly in its row.
ordo (order) + -ary.
All of it in one picture
-ary is one box gathered around a thing. Gather it around books and you get a library; around words and you get a dictionary. Stick it so close to a job that it can't be pulled out and it is necessary; seat it around secrets and keys and it is a secretary; set it neatly inside a fixed order and it is ordinary. So with any -ary word, just ask what the box is gathered around.