All 6 Uses of
attribute
in
The Light of Western Stars
- Indeed, he was rather—rather abrupt and strange when he came up to me last night; but as I understand him now, I can attribute that to his gallantry.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- That night she suffered from excessive weariness, which she attributed more to the strange working of her mind than to riding and sitting her horse.†
Chpt 6 (definition 2) *
- But certain attributes of his, not clearly defined in her mind, and the gift of his beautiful horse, his valor with the fighting rebels, and all this strange regard for him, especially that of her brother, made her exceedingly regret the cowboy's present behavior.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- These attributes seemed to cling about him.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1) *
- Senora, I want you to understand that to me the man has the same stability, the same strength, the same elements which I am in the habit of attributing to the physical life around me in this wild and rugged desert.†
Chpt 22 (definition 2)
- A strange breathlessness attacked her, and she attributed it to the celerity with which she was being carried along.†
Chpt 24 (definition 2)
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