All 16 Uses of
determine
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- If a slave was convicted of any high misdemeanor, became unmanageable, or evinced a determination to run away, he was brought immediately here, severely whipped, put on board the sloop, carried to Baltimore, and sold to Austin Woolfolk, or some other slave-trader, as a warning to the slaves remaining.†
Chpt 2
- I shall never forget the ecstasy with which I received the intelligence that my old master (Anthony) had determined to let me go to Baltimore, to live with Mr. Hugh Auld, brother to my old master's son-in-law, Captain Thomas Auld.†
Chpt 5
- That which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn.†
Chpt 6
- My determination to run away was again revived.†
Chpt 8
- When that came, I was determined to be off.†
Chpt 8
- I told him I did, come what might; that he had used me like a brute for six months, and that I was determined to be used so no longer.†
Chpt 10
- It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a determination to be free.†
Chpt 10
- But I was not willing to cherish this determination alone.†
Chpt 10
- I was anxious to have them participate with me in this, my life-giving determination.†
Chpt 10
- At times we were almost disposed to give up, and try to content ourselves with our wretched lot; at others, we were firm and unbending in our determination to go.†
Chpt 10
- In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death.†
Chpt 10
- The strength of our determination was about to be fully tested.†
Chpt 10
- I was ever on the look-out for means of escape; and, finding no direct means, I determined to try to hire my time, with a view of getting money with which to make my escape.†
Chpt 11
- It was a step towards freedom to be allowed to bear the responsibilities of a freeman, and I was determined to hold on upon it.†
Chpt 11
- He raved, and swore his determination to get hold of me.†
Chpt 11
- I found among them a determination to protect each other from the blood-thirsty kidnapper, at all hazards.†
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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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(3)
(determine as in: this game determines the champion) to control (how something will turn out)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
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