All 3 Uses of
dogged
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "I will do," Defarge doggedly rejoined, "nothing for you.†
Chpt 3.1 *doggedly = with continuing effort despite difficulties
- "Ye-es, sir," returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.†
Chpt 2.2
- They seemed to be waiting for something with a dogged determination, and they looked at the Jury, but at nothing else.†
Chpt 3.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(dogged as in: dogged determination) continuing effort to achieve something despite difficulties (persistent effort)
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(2)
(dogged as in: dogged by problems) followed; or persistently annoyed
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)