All 3 Uses of
determine
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.
p. 57.4 *determine = figure out
- From the other side, however, Greek revival columns clashed with a big nineteenth-century clock tower housing a rusty unreliable instrument, a view indicating a people determined to preserve every physical scrap of the past.
p. 185.2determined = firm in purpose
- Mr. Ewell seemed determined not to give the defense the time of day.
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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
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(determine as in: this game determines the champion) to control (how something will turn out)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
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