All 7 Uses

determine
in
Hoot
(Edited)

He was determined to find the running boy.
p. 12.9

determined = firm in purpose
He was more determined than ever to catch them in the act.
p. 64.6
He was determined to persuade Mullet Fingers that he was someone to be trusted, that he hadn't come to interfere but rather to help, if Mullet Fingers needed it.
p. 67.8
There was something about the look on the boy's face when he went running past the school bus those days; something urgent and determined and unforgettable.
p. 75.1 *
Determined to discourage uninvited rodents, Curly carefully baited the rattraps with peanut butter and placed them at strategic locations along the outside walls of the trailer.
p. 188.3
No wonder the kid was mad, Roy thought, and no wonder he was so determined.
p. 205.9
He had a hot lump in his throat, but he was determined not to cry.
p. 244.4

Definitions:

(1) (determined as in: is determined to succeed)
firm in purpose
(2) (determine as in: determined she is guilty)
to learn, discover, or decide
(3) (determine as in: this game determines the champion)
to control (how something will turn out)
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
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