All 3 Uses of "persist" in "The Bean Trees"

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persist
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The Bean Trees
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She persisted.†
Chpt 6.

persisted = continued
I don't get why they would have burns," I persisted.†
Chpt 8.
But Mattie persisted.
Chpt 13. *

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(1) (persist)
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)