All 3 Uses of
dogged
in
Wuthering Heights
- Till within a week of her death that gay heart never failed her; and her husband persisted doggedly, nay, furiously, in affirming her health improved every day.†
Chpt 8
- He made no reply to this adjuration; only plodding doggedly down the wooden steps, and halting, before an apartment which, from that halt and the superior quality of its furniture, I conjectured to be the best one.†
Chpt 13 *
- Catherine, by instinct, must have divined it was obdurate perversity, and not dislike, that prompted this dogged conduct; for, after remaining an instant undecided, she stooped and impressed on his cheek a gentle kiss.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(dogged as in: dogged determination) continuing effort to achieve something despite difficulties (persistent effort)