All 5 Uses of
persist
in
Brave New World
- Because, after all, it's the sort of accident that might have happened to any one; and, of course, the social body persists although the component cells may change.†
p. 97..4
- "All the same," John persisted, "I don't believe it's right."†
p. 155..2 *
- ") "Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls 'the soul,' which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him…"†
p. 158..9
- He persisted.†
p. 168..9
- Mustapha Mond tried to make him get up; but Bernard persisted in his grovelling; the stream of words poured out inexhaustibly.†
p. 226..7
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty