All 6 Uses of
acquire
in
Frankenstein
- One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought, for the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race.†
Chpt Intr.
- They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows.†
Chpt 3
- He had also changed my apartment; for he perceived that I had acquired a dislike for the room which had previously been my laboratory.†
Chpt 6 *
- These thoughts exhilarated me and led me to apply with fresh ardour to the acquiring the art of language.†
Chpt 12
- Fortunately the books were written in the language, the elements of which I had acquired at the cottage; they consisted of Paradise Lost, a volume of Plutarch's Lives, and the Sorrows of Werter.†
Chpt 15
- He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
-
(acquire) obtain (come into the possession of something)