Both Uses of
covet
in
The Kite Runner
- I remember you had to crouch to enter the prison cell-sized store, and then had to lift a trapdoor to creep down a set of wooden steps to the dank basement where Saifo stored his coveted kites.†
p. 51.3coveted = strongly wanted
- For kite runners, the most coveted prize was the last fallen kite of a winter tournament.†
p. 52.5 *
Definition:
to strongly want (something--especially something that belongs to another)