All 4 Uses of
attain
in
Wuthering Heights
- I got a spade from the tool-house, and began to delve with all my might — it scraped the coffin; I fell to work with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the point of attaining my object, when it seemed that I heard a sigh from some one above, close at the edge of the grave, and bending down.†
p. 210.2attaining = gaining or reaching something with effort
- 'He is not ENVIOUS, but EMULOUS of your attainments.†
p. 218.6attainments = things gained with effort
- I have a single wish, and my whole being and faculties are yearning to attain it.†
p. 236.3attain = gain or reach something with effort
- — I tell you I have nearly attained MY heaven; and that of others is altogether unvalued and uncovered by me.'†
p. 242.8 *attained = gained or reached something with effort
Definition:
to gain or reach something with effort