All 12 Uses of
direct
in
The Titan's Curse
- Direct interference!
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *direct = clear
- Nothing gets inside the borders unless the director, Mr. D, wants it to.
Chpt 5 (definition 2)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.
- "Our activities director," I said.
Chpt 5 (definition 2) *
- Mr. D, the camp director, and Chiron were playing a quiet game of cards in the parlor.
Chpt 5 (definition 2)
- I wanted to strangle Mr. D. It wasn't fair Zeus had sent him here to dry out as camp director for a hundred years.
Chpt 5 (definition 2)
- They shall play directly into my hands.
Chpt 7 (definition 3) *directly = exactly
- You thought, perhaps, that the immortal, all-powerful director of camp would not notice you leaving without permission?
Chpt 9 (definition 2)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.
- But you cannot take the prize directly.
Chpt 11 (definition 1)directly = in a straightforward manner (clearly without any ambiguity)
- After his direct assault on Ladon failed, I gave him the idea of how to steal the apples, how to trick my father, but he took all the credit.
Chpt 14 (definition 1)direct = straightforward (uncomplicated--not requiring deception, extra steps, or secondary effects)
- There was only one path to the top, directly in front of us, And it led through a lush meadow of shadows and flowers: the garden of twilight, just like I'd seen in my dream.
Chpt 16 (definition 3)directly = close
- An immortal does not fight a mere mortal directly.
Chpt 17 (definition 3)directly = personally (without anything in between)
- Once I attacked, however, Atlas was free to attack back directly, with all his might.
Chpt 17 (definition 3)
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (direct as in: directed the movie) supervise, control, or to be in charge of
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(3) (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