All 5 Uses of
persist
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Probably the ruffians of that time so marked innocent people as a cruel joke and the practice had persisted down through the centuries to be distorted into a meaningless Halloween prank.†
Chpt 24
- " "Why?" persisted Francie.†
Chpt 24
- " "Wouldn't it be more of a free country," persisted Francie, "if we could ride in them free?"†
Chpt 25
- " "But do you think I'm as good-looking as Neeley?" persisted Francie, wanting her mother to lie.†
Chpt 39
- "I'd look just like Irene Castle if I had short hair," persisted Francie.
Chpt 44 *persisted = continued (despite opposition)
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty