All 50 Uses of
daunt
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
- Only the Dauntless ride them.
p. 4.2dauntless = in this novel, the group of people who most prize bravery(editor's note: In this novel, you will see dauntless capitalized and used many times to refer to a group of people who most prize bravery.)
- In front of it is a large metal sculpture that the Dauntless climb after school, daring each other to go higher and higher.
p. 5.1 *dauntless = in this novel, the group of people who most prize braverystandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
- I could tell him I've been worried for weeks about what the aptitude test will tell me—Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, Amity, or Dauntless?
p. 5.9
- I pause by a window in the E Wing and wait for the Dauntless to arrive.
p. 7.0
- At exactly 7:5, the Dauntless prove their bravery by jumping from a moving train.
p. 7.1
- My father calls the Dauntless "hellions."
p. 7.2
- The test administrators are mostly Abnegation volunteers, although there is an Erudite in one of the testing rooms and a Dauntless in another to test those of us from Abnegation, because the rules state that we can't be tested by someone from our own faction.
p. 8.8
- My gaze drifts from Susan to the Dauntless tables across the room.
p. 9.1
- Two from Dauntless, two from Erudite, two from Amity, two from Candor, and then: "From Abnegation: Susan Black and Beatrice Prior."
p. 10.7
- Susan grins nervously at me as she walks into room 5, and I walk into room 6, where a Dauntless woman waits for me.
p. 11.5
- She is not as severe-looking as the young Dauntless I have seen.
p. 11.5
- Not running from the dog suggests Dauntless, but so does taking the knife, which you didn't do.
p. 22.1
- Yes and no. My conclusion," she explains, "is that you display equal aptitude for Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite.
p. 22.4
- Dauntless.
p. 23.7
- It sounds like the Dauntless, calling me to them.
p. 30.5
- "It said," my father says, "that Marcus's violence and cruelty toward his son is the reason his son chose Dauntless instead of Abnegation."
p. 34.7
- Two years ago, Marcus's son, Tobias, left us for the Dauntless, and Marcus was devastated.
p. 34.9
- It will require a great act of selflessness to choose Abnegation, or a great act of courage to choose Dauntless, and maybe just choosing one over the other will prove that I belong.
p. 37.7
- Each one contains a substance that represents each faction: gray stones for Abnegation, water for Erudite, earth for Amity, lit coals for Dauntless, and glass for Candor.
p. 40.7
- I should be observing the Dauntless; I should be taking in as much information as I can, but I can only stare at the lanterns across the room.
p. 41.7
- Marcus stands at the podium between the Erudite and the Dauntless and clears his throat into the microphone.
p. 41.8
- And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless.
p. 43.1
- Abnegation has fulfilled our need for selfless leaders in government; Candor has provided us with trustworthy and sound leaders in law; Erudite has supplied us with intelligent teachers and researchers; Amity has given us understanding counselors and caretakers; and Dauntless provides us with protection from threats both within and without.
p. 43.5
- James Tucker of the Dauntless is the first person to stumble on his way to the bowls.
p. 44.7
- When he stands in the center, he looks from the Dauntless bowl to the Candor bowl—the orange flames that rise higher each moment, and the glass reflecting blue light.
p. 44.9
- A mutter rises from the Dauntless section, and I stare at the floor.
p. 45.3
- His Dauntless family will have the option of visiting him in his new faction, a week and a half from now on Visiting Day, but they won't, because he left them.
p. 45.3
- Dauntless fire and Abnegation stones are both on my left, one in front of my shoulder and one behind.
p. 47.5
- I TRAIN MY eyes on the floor and stand behind the Dauntless-born initiates who chose to return to their own faction.
p. 48.1
- The Dauntless exit first.
p. 48.4
- I spent all my time worrying about which faction I would choose and never considered what would happen if I chose Dauntless.
p. 49.6
- What waits for me at Dauntless headquarters?
p. 49.6
- The crowd of Dauntless leading us go to the stairs instead of the elevators.
p. 49.6
- It is not a selfless act for the Dauntless to take the stairs; it is a wild act.
p. 49.8
- I am breathless when we reach the first floor, and the Dauntless burst through the exit.
p. 49.9
- The Dauntless sprawl across the street, blocking the path of a bus, and I sprint to catch up to the back of the crowd.
p. 50.1
- I follow the Dauntless down the street and around the corner and hear a familiar sound: the train horn.
p. 50.4
- It is good that I spent so much time watching the Dauntless arrive at school.
p. 50.6
- The door of each car is open, waiting for the Dauntless to pile in, and they do, group by group, until only the new initiates are left.
p. 50.8
- The Dauntless-born initiates are used to doing this by now, so in a second it's just faction transfers left.
p. 50.8
- He just failed Dauntless initiation.
p. 51.5
- "I guess we're going to Dauntless headquarters," I say, "but I don't know where that is."
p. 52.3
- The train has slowed down in the past few minutes, and I see that the boy who shouted is right: The Dauntless in the cars ahead of us are jumping out as the train passes a rooftop.
p. 53.7
- Christina will fit in with Dauntless thrill seekers.
p. 55.3
- A Dauntless girl stands at the edge of the roof, staring at the ground below, screaming.
p. 55.6
- Behind her a Dauntless boy holds her at the waist to keep her from falling off.
p. 55.6
- And even the Dauntless aren't safe.
p. 55.9
- Four sets his hand on my back and says, "Welcome to Dauntless."
p. 60.9
- The Dauntless-born initiates are with me.
p. 61.9
- She smiles and beckons toward the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 62.1
Definition:
to discourage or intimidate