All 4 Uses of
persist
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- They persisted in pleading Not Guilty to first-degree murder,
p. 5.5persisted = continued
- ...a dreadful banging issued from the radiator pipes, persisting until someone investigated and brought forth Eunice Ann saying she didn't want to play Shadrach any more—
p. 133.7persisting = continuing
- She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.
p. 231.6 *persisted = continued
- She persisted, and her subsequent reaction is something that all of us have known at one time or another.
p. 231.6
Definition:
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question