The Only Use of
crux
in
The Book Thief
- It's no time to be half watching, turning around, or checking the stove—because when the book thief stole her second book, not only were there many factors involved in her hunger to do so, but the act of stealing it triggered the crux of what was to come.†
p. 83.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(crux) the most important or difficult part of a problem, argument, or situation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Cruces means crosses in Spanish, so it has worked its way into many English proper nouns, such as Las Cruces, New Mexico.