All 15 Uses of
direct
in
The Sea of Monsters
- Chiron was the activities director at Camp Half-Blood.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)director = supervisor (person in charge)standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
- We were on the inside slope of the hill now, the valley of Camp Half-Blood directly below us-the cabins, the training facilities, the Big House-all of it at risk if these bulls got past us.
Chpt 4 (definition 2)directly = close
- I'd always had trouble looking directly at him, though I'd never quite understood why.
Chpt 4 (definition 2) *directly = straight (focusing where stated rather than including it as part of a larger focus; or a careful look rather than a quick glance)
- "The activities director," Clarisse said impatiently.
Chpt 4 (definition 1)director = supervisor (person in charge)standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
- Chiron is the activities director.
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *
- Just the thought of the camp director, Mr. D, made me angry.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- I must entrust your safety to Mr. D and the new activities director.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- When they were at camp, they had to do all kinds of odd jobs for Mr. D, the director, but their most important work was out in the real world.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- Zeus appointed him director of Camp HalfBlood to dry out for a hundred years-a punishment for chasing some off-limits wood nymph.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- The new activities director licked his lips.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- The new activities director raised an eyebrow.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- Tyson looked at me with fear in his one big eye, but I knew I couldn't disobey a direct order from the camp directors.
Chpt 5 (definition 3) *direct = clear
- I didn't know where I was anymore, or which way to steer the boat. It was a good thing Annabeth was directing me.
Chpt 10 (definition 4) *directing = giving directions to
- It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director.
Chpt 17 (definition 1)director = supervisor (person in charge)standard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
- Percy, the hardest part about being a god is that you must often act indirectly, especially when it comes to your own children.
Chpt 19 (definition 3)indirectly = in a complicated, non-obvious mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indirectly means not and reverses the meaning of directly. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
Definitions:
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(1) (direct as in: directed the movie) supervise, control, or to be in charge of
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(2) (direct as in: directly above; or buy direct from) straight (exactly where stated); or without involvement of anything in betweenThe exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "The road runs directly to Las Vegas." -- straight (without varying from a straight line)
- "It was a direct hit." -- exact
- "The plant is in direct sunlight." -- unobstructed (without anything in between)
- "She wants a direct meeting with him." -- personal (without other people in between)
- "She paid direct attention to what he was reading." -- close
- "a direct gaze" -- straight, steady, or focused--not a brief glance taken while generally looking at other things; not a sideways look
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(3) (direct as in: was direct in my instructions) straightforward (uncomplicated or simple -- perhaps also indicating openness and honesty, or little concern for others' feelings)
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(4) (direct as in: directed the jury to...) give instructions or commands