All 3 Uses of
dogged
in
Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire)
- I nod toward the old woman doggedly making her way toward us.†
Chpt 19 *doggedly = with continuing effort despite difficulties
- I tell him about the uneasiness that dogged me even once I was back home, President Snow's visit to my house, the murders in District 11, the tension in the crowds, the last-ditch effort of the engagement, the president's indication that it hadn't been enough, my certainty that I'll have to pay.†
Chpt 7
- But ever since he turned sixteen, he's spent his time at the Games being dogged by those desperately in love with him.†
Chpt 15
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