All 8 Uses of
persist
in
Crime and Punishment
- "The chief thing is," Raskolnikov persisted, "to keep her out of this scoundrel's hands!†
Chpt 1.4
- The slight shivering still persisted, but that too was an almost pleasant sensation.†
Chpt 3.6 *
- He drew a deep breath—but his dream seemed strangely to persist: his door was flung open and a man whom he had never seen stood in the doorway watching him intently.†
Chpt 3.6
- What, what could she do?" she persisted, getting hot and excited.†
Chpt 4.4
- "And, what, if even now, while Katerina Ivanovna is alive, you get ill and are taken to the hospital, what will happen then?" he persisted pitilessly.†
Chpt 4.4
- I want you to," he persisted.†
Chpt 4.4
- Isn't that so?" persisted Svidrigailov with a sly smile.†
Chpt 6.3
- The rain still persisted.†
Chpt 6.6
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty