All 8 Uses of
persevere
in
Wuthering Heights
- He stubbornly declined answering for a while: she persevered, and finally persuaded him to hold communion with her through the boards.†
p. 42.5 *persevered = kept working at something despite difficulties
- Edgar persevered in his resolution as far as the court; there he lingered.†
p. 51.4
- Whether she would have got over this fancy if left to herself, or persevered in nursing it perpetually, I cannot say: she had little time to reflect.†
p. 75.8
- 'To get rid of me, answer my question,' persevered Mr. Linton.†
p. 85.9
- 'And why didn't mamma speak to me about him?' persevered the child.†
p. 148.8
- And, hard though it be to crush her buoyant spirit, I must persevere in making her sad while I live, and leaving her solitary when I die.†
p. 187.0persevere = keep working at something despite difficulties
- I saw she was sorry for his persevering sulkiness and indolence: her conscience reproved her for frightening him off improving himself: she had done it effectually.†
p. 226.4persevering = continuing to work at something despite difficulties
- 'And supposing you persevered in your obstinate fast, and died by that means, and they refused to bury you in the precincts of the kirk?'†
p. 242.9persevered = kept working at something despite difficulties
Definition:
to keep working at something -- especially despite difficulties