All 4 Uses of
determine
in
Animal Farm
- It was fully realized that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. Jones.
p. 51..2 (definition 1) *determined = firm in purpose
- Led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes.
p. 76..6 (definition 1)
- A thing that was difficult to determine was the attitude of the pigs towards Moses.
p. 118..1 (definition 2)determine = figure out
- Sometimes the older ones among them racked their dim memories and tried to determine whether in the early days of the Rebellion, when Jones's expulsion was still recent, things had been better or worse than now.
p. 130..5 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (determined as in: is determined to succeed) firm in purpose
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(2) (determine as in: determined she is guilty) to learn, discover, or decide