Both Uses of
attribute
in
The Lone Star Ranger
- He attributed it, however, to the long strain, the suspense nearing an end.†
Chpt 9 *attributed = credited (pointed to a source for something)
- Doubtless some post-office burglary, some gun-shooting scrape had been attributed to him.
Chpt 13attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
Definitions:
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(1)
(attribute as in: It is an attribute of...) a characteristic (of something or someone)
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(2)
(attribute as in: I attribute it to...) to credit (a source for something)in two typical senses:
- "I attribute it to her work." -- to say who or what made something happen
- "Remember to attribute any quotations in your paper." -- indicate the source of a quotation or idea