explanatory matter

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While any one of the foregoing methods may be used for a single passage it is not usual in actual practice to find one scheme used throughout all the explanatory matter of the speech.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

The Society of Antiquaries of Copenhagen is about to publish an Archæological Atlas of the North, accompanied by explanatory matter in French and Danish.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various

A simple examination of a formula would suffice to teach us its contents without the aid of tiresome explanatory matter.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various

It has been suggested that notes and hints should be appended to each case, but the purpose for which the collection is published is better served by giving the incidents devoid of any explanatory matter.

From International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)

It seems probable that the Abhidhamma books of all schools consisted almost entirely of explanatory matter and added very little to the doctrine laid down in the suttas.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir