All 3 Uses
attain
in
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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- There are few persons who have not, at some period of their lives, amused themselves in retracing the steps by which particular conclusions of their own minds have been attained.†
*attained = gained or reached something with effort
- The results attained by them are not unfrequently surprising, but, for the most part, are brought about by simple diligence and activity.†
- I like him especially for one master stroke of cant, by which he has attained his reputation for ingenuity.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(attain) to gain or reach something with effort
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)