Both Uses of
attain
in
The Chrysalids
- They are determined still that there is a final form to defend: soon they will attain the stability they strive for, in the only form it is granted — a place among the fossils….†
Chpt 16
- The attainment of independence, the severing of ties, is, at best, a bleak process for both sides; but it is necessary, even though each may grudge it and hold it against the other.†
Chpt 16 *
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort