All 6 Uses of
persist
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- "I don't care about the stew, but I can only issue rations for eighty men," persisted Ginger.
Chpt 1persisted = continued in a course of action (despite opposition)
- "Well, but if—" persists Miller, "what would you do?"
Chpt 5persists = continues in a course of action (despite opposition)
- "Then you'd better find him," he persists.
Chpt 5
- They cannot persist without solace, without illusion, they are disordered before the naked picture of despair.
Chpt 6persist = continue
- By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking. But it persists still through the whole night.
Chpt 6 *persists = continues
- "Who are they then?" persists Tjaden.
Chpt 9persists = continued in a course of action (despite opposition)
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty