All 28 Uses

focus
in
The Red Pyramid
(Edited)

I focused on the dead tree where I'd met Dad earlier. Standing there now, in the dim light of a streetlamp, looking up at me, was the pudgy bloke in the black trench coat and the round glasses and the fedora—the man Dad had called Amos.
Chpt 3

focused = looked
A magician can use these artifacts as focal points to work more powerful spells.
Chpt 6 *

focal = area where attention is concentrated
For a second his pink reptilian eye focused on me as if he could sense my concern.
Chpt 8

focused = looked
Between the columns on either side of us, images shifted, coming into focus and then blurring out again like holograms in a sandstorm.
Chpt 14 *

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
Then he focused on me, and electricity coursed through my body. He wasn't just looking at me. He was scanning me—reading my entire being.
Chpt 14

focused = looked and concentrated
It will focus your mind.
Chpt 16

focus = concentrate
I focused on my staff.
Chpt 16

focused = looked
Listen, it helped me to focus on Dad.
Chpt 21

focus = concentrate
Relax, and focus on your human life.
Chpt 21
It—ah—was helpful, what you said, about focusing on what's important.
Chpt 23

focusing = concentrating
If he hadn't given me something to focus on, I'd probably still be hunting field mice over the Potomac.
Chpt 23 *

focus = concentrate
I hadn't focused on Dad at all.
Chpt 23

focused = concentrated
I reckoned his rage was throwing his magic off balance, making it impossible to focus, but I knew he would recover soon.
Chpt 24

focus = concentrate
Scary thought, but I tried to stay focused.
Chpt 25

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
He focused on the hippodoodle and frowned.
Chpt 28

focused = looked
Soon I could do it almost every time, as long as I kept my focus.
Chpt 29

focus = concentration
Meanwhile Bast and Sadie stayed focused on the water, watching the ripples spread out from Sadie's fingers.
Chpt 30

focused = looking
I focused my power and felt strength coursing through my body.
Chpt 30

focused = concentrated
Naturally, I decided to focus on the right.
Chpt 31

focus = concentrate
As my eyes began to focus, I saw we were outside under a starry night sky.
Chpt 31

focus = adjust (to see clearly)
We must stay focused.
Chpt 32

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
If Desjardins tries to focus on anything else, it will overtake him and consume him. It will not leave him alone until it dissipates.
Chpt 32

focus = concentrate
She was shivering and pale, and seemed to have trouble focusing on us.
Chpt 33

focusing = concentrating
I blinked, momentarily losing my focus.
Chpt 37

focus = concentration
Stay focused!
Chpt 37

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
The pyramid had been ripped from its source of power, the desert, and in front us loomed the default gateway for North America, the tall white obelisk that was the most powerful focal point of Ma'at on the continent: the Washington Monument.
Chpt 40 *

focal = area where power is concentrated
I thought about Amos and Zia, trapped inside under tons of stone, and I almost faltered, but my mother's voice spoke in my mind: Stay focused, dearest.
Chpt 40

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
I closed my eyes and focused.
Chpt 40

focused = concentrated on the matter at hand

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Definitions:

(1) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.)
to direct attention or effort toward a single thing; or the ability to do so without getting distracted
(2) (focus as in: The focus of our study is...)
where attention is concentrated or directed
(3) (focus as in: bring into focus; or out of focus)
a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
(4) (focus as with technical usage)
technical usage typically involves some sense of center or concentration such as:
- physics — a point where things come together such as the point where light rays meet
- geometry — a fixed reference point (as of a parabola)
- geology — the point of origin of an earthquake
See a comprehensive dictionary for other less common meanings.
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

focus in The Red Pyramid (Edited)

focus
in
The Red Pyramid
(Edited)