Assertion: academy | /r/HasProperty | gathered
Facets:
value: as a rule
type: MANNER
value: around a learned man
type: OTHER
value: around wealthy
type: OTHER
value: merely
type: DEGREE
value: around patron
type: OTHER
value: all very much alike
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As a rule these academies, all very much alike, were merely circles of friends or clients gathered around a learned man or wealthy patron, and were dedicated to literary pastimes rather than methodical study.