All 3 Uses of
attain
in
Frankenstein
- We have already reached a very high latitude; but it is the height of summer, and although not so warm as in England, the southern gales, which blow us speedily towards those shores which I so ardently desire to attain, breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected.
Chpt Intr.attain = gain or reach something with effort
- When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt.
Chpt 3 *attained = reached
- A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study; and I, who continually sought the attainment of one object of pursuit and was solely wrapped up in this, improved so rapidly that at the end of two years I made some discoveries in the improvement of some chemical instruments, which procured me great esteem and admiration at the university.
Chpt 4attainment = the gaining or reaching of something with effort; or something gained with effort
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort