All 26 Uses of
direct
in
Gone with the Wind
- He knew what he wanted, and when Gerald wanted something he gained it by taking the most direct route.
Chpt 1.3 *direct = straightest or quickest
- Mist' Gerald in a temper was always exciting, providing his temper was not directed at her kinky head.
Chpt 2.10 *directed = aimed
- It annoyed her because it seemed foolish and also because some of the harsh criticism directed at him fell on her.
Chpt 2.12directed = aimed, or intended for
- With those precious twin lines of iron in danger, the Confederates left their desperately defended rifle pits and, under the starlight, made a forced march to Resaca by the short, direct road.
Chpt 3.17direct = straightest or quickest
- "Great God!" thundered the doctor and his face was suddenly contorted with hate and rage, a rage not directed at her or at anyone except a world wherein such things could happen.
Chpt 3.21directed = focused, aimed, or intended for
- "So there is somebody ter home," he said, slipping his pistol back into its holster and moving into the hall until he stood directly below her.
Chpt 3.26directly = close
- It was entirely personal, a malicious action aimed directly at her and hers.
Chpt 3.27directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- He looked at her directly, his gray eyes piercing.
Chpt 4.31directly = straight (focusing where stated rather than including it as part of a larger focus; or a careful look rather than a quick glance)
- Before his direct gaze her eyes fell again in real confusion.
Chpt 4.34direct = straight and steady
- The mottled wise old eyes saw deeply, saw clearly, with the directness of the savage and the child, undeterred by conscience when danger threatened her pet.†
Chpt 4.35 *directness = the quality or degree of being straightforward or clear (sometimes indicating that truth is not worded carefully to spare feelings or gain advantage)
- The little brick house that Ashley took for his family was on Ivy Street directly behind Aunt Pitty's house and the two back yards ran together, divided only by a ragged overgrown privet hedge.
Chpt 4.41directly = close, or in a straight line
- Scarlett, with her usual disregard of all matters not directly under her nose, had scarcely known an election was being held.
Chpt 4.47
- It was a simple plan, for, with Gerald's single-mindedness of purpose, her eyes were centered on the goal and she thought only of the most direct steps by which to reach it.†
Chpt 1.4
- Scarlett had made her plans to spend Christmas at Tara, but after Ashley's telegram came no power on earth, not even a direct command from the disappointed Ellen, could drag her away from Atlanta.†
Chpt 2.15
- They could not break the gray lines by direct assault and so, under cover of night, they marched through the mountain passes in a semicircle, hoping to come upon Johnston's rear and cut the railroad behind him at Resaca, fifteen miles below Dalton.†
Chpt 3.17
- Instead of continuing the direct assault, he swung his army in a wide circle again and tried to come between the Confederates and Atlanta.†
Chpt 3.18
- She raised her skirts and tried to pick her way among them toward a knot of men who were directing the stretcher bearers.†
Chpt 3.21
- "Slip this over her horns," she directed.†
Chpt 3.24
- Perhaps it was told him more directly in letters from his sister in Jonesboro who was astounded at his marriage.†
Chpt 4.36
- China chambers and bowl and pitcher sets littered the floor and all around the four walls were deep bins, so dark she had to hold the lamp directly over them to discover they contained seeds, nails, bolts and carpenters' tools.†
Chpt 4.36
- They did not know that negroes had to be handled gently, as though they were children, directed, praised, petted, scolded.†
Chpt 4.38
- Her pale lashless eyes looked directly and uncompromisingly upon the world and her thin lips were ever set in haughty tightness.†
Chpt 4.41
- "Drive me out to the other mill," she directed Archie.†
Chpt 4.42
- "Shet yore mouth," directed Archie briefly.†
Chpt 4.45
- All that morning, Scarlett, with Melanie, India and Aunt Pitty flew about the little house, directing the negroes as they hung freshly laundered curtains, polished silver, waxed the floor and cooked, stirred and tasted the refreshments.†
Chpt 5.53
- You've come swiftly, directly, and I, slowly and reluctantly.†
Chpt 5.53
Definitions:
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(1)
(direct as in: directly above; or buy direct) without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
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(2)
(direct as in: gave a direct answer) straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
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(3)
(direct as in: direct a question; or direct a film) to guide, aim, or manage -- such as actions, attention, speech, a project or company
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Direct can take on many specialized meanings not included in this dictionary.As an adjective or adverb, direct usually means there is a clear or straight connection with nothing in the way. It can also mean easy to understand, without confusion. For example:- Direct action – taking quick and clear steps to make something happen
- Direct descendant – someone who comes straight from an ancestor, like a grandchild
- Direct line (in genealogy) – a family connection that goes straight from one generation to the next
- Direct deposit – money that is sent straight into a bank account
- Direct object – in a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
- Direct kick – in sports, a kick where the ball can go straight into the goal without touching another player
- Direct cost – a cost that comes straight from making a product or providing a service
- Direct investment – putting money directly into a company or project
- Direct elections – when people vote for leaders without going through an extra step
- Direct current (DC) – a type of electric flow that moves in only one direction
As a verb, most all of the senses of direct involve giving orders or aiming.