2 uses
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Definition
to gain or reach something with effort
- There came over her the acute longing which always summoned into her spiritual vision the presence of the beloved one, overpowering her at once with a sense of the unattainable.Chapter 30 (61% in)
- They were troubled and feverish hours, disturbed with dreams that were intangible, that eluded her, leaving only an impression upon her half-awakened senses of something unattainable.Chapter 12 (3% in)
There are no more uses of "attain" in The Awakening.
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