Both Uses of
persistent
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- As the service proceeded, the clergyman drew such pictures of the graces, the winning ways, and the rare promise of the lost lads that every soul there, thinking he recognized these pictures, felt a pang in remembering that he had persistently blinded himself to them always before, and had as persistently seen only faults and flaws in the poor boys.
Chpt 17 *persistently = always (in a continuing manner)
- As the service proceeded, the clergyman drew such pictures of the graces, the winning ways, and the rare promise of the lost lads that every soul there, thinking he recognized these pictures, felt a pang in remembering that he had ... persistently seen only faults and flaws in the poor boys.
Chpt 17persistently = in a continuing manner -- especially despite difficulties or opposition
Definition:
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(persistent) continuing -- especially despite difficulties or opposition