What is "mastered"

Usage examples of "mastered".

He had mastered feistier beasts to the saddle, and he must-if he wished to Hold-prove equally capable at retraining.

I won't count the number of near fatal accidents with the most primitive of implements until we mastered them.

Once I had mastered the cooking stove, we ate hot food until we were stuffed.

Ken mastered the incredible urge to stride recklessly through the socially acceptable shuffle of the disembarking.

Foi someone who had never baked a loaf of bread before she came to Doona, over time Pat had mastered the skill until she had pride in it.

The Gringg can learn the niceties of Terran and High Hrruban once they've mastered this one.

After about a half an hour, she mastered control of the arms enough to feed herself, saving herself the humiliation of having to call a nurse to do it.

The prince was a computer genius some said he had thought in binary codes in his creche and teethed on chips--and when he was barely out of his teens, he had mastered the use of the Josephson junctions in what he termed an "idiot proof" applica tion to regulate with complete safety the vast flow of skycars and drones in and out of major Linear depots and over densely populated areas.

And Peter raised his right arm, wishing he had enough small motor control to point a finger, but he had not quite mastered that yet.

Damia found either position hilarious but mastered her mirth rather than prejudice Afra against the ponies as transportation.

Each tribe will have its own com unit and I think they've mastered calling in and taking messages.

He mastered the impulse, shaking his head violently to control himself.

As he mastered his plunging beast, Larad caught a confused panorama of dragons, all colors, sizes, and everywhere.

He looked expectantly at Lessa, knowing how often his Weyrwoman had mastered resentment and indignation at Mardra's hands.

Pona mastered the run the third time, smiling with relief at her success.