A grand narrative can be defined as a grand, unifying theory of life. Grand narratives include speculative theories as diverse as Christianity (human history is part of a grand divine plan), liberalism (human history and human society are inexorably moving towards the creation of a rational, enlightened society), capitalism (human history is to be seen as an overall thrust towards increasing creation and accumulation) and, of course, Marxism (human history is caught up in a conflict that will eventually lead to the formation of a classless society). Lyotard sometimes refers to grand narratives as speculative apparatus.

‘Hey, it′s my turn in the front,’ Kalista called as she realised her brother had bagsed the front seat.

The best pole-chains are those one end of which is fastened to a langet - frequently called a bridle - which slips over the end of the pole-hook, and fits into its place at the end of the polehead, the other end of the pole-chain having a long hook.

He brought this pair of sharpies, the Lucia and the Ella, to Beaufort by schooner and began to use them for fishing, oyster dredging, and even as a passenger ferry and party boat. The sharpie is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft vessel of moderate size, comparable to a sloop or schooner.