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firm in purpose or belief
- Clif had risen, not too steadily, though his voice and his eyes were resolute.Chapter 39 (52% in)
resolute = firm in purpose or belief
- They saw him frown at it, tap it on his knuckles, begin to read it, stuff it back into his pocket, and go on with a more resolute step.Chapter 3 (74% in)
- He went to her in the evening prepared to blaze out at her first complaining, to forgive her finally, but to break their engagement and make life resolutely simple again.Chapter 6 (50% in)
- She sighed, then, resolutely: "We can't talk here.Chapter 7 (82% in)
- He met her on the edge of Wheatsylvania and they had a moment's talk, a resolute kiss.Chapter 10 (19% in)
- He was resolute about it, always, and she admired his efficiency, but he never caught the car.Chapter 10 (53% in)
- They went over it and over it till almost ten o'clock, but Martin was resolute, and the next day he rented Wise's shack.Chapter 14 (96% in)
- The constable was a lanky old man, his vest swinging open over a collarless shirt, his trousers in folds, his eyes resolute.Chapter 15 (72% in)
- She patted Martin's knee, and when they rode behind the sled on a perilous toboggan, she held his waist, resolutely.Chapter 20 (89% in)
- They flocked from the house to his laboratory only once a week, which was certainly not enough to disturb a resolute man—merely enough to keep him constantly waiting for them.Chapter 39 (83% in)
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