All 8 Uses of
persist
in
Amistad
- "But still, to eat us," Grabeau persisted.†
Chpt 1.4
- C'mon, Henry," Jack persisted.†
Chpt 1.6
- Holabird persisted.†
Chpt 2.7
- And so the activities of abolitionists persisted.
Chpt 2.7 *persisted = continued
- "Well, you'll never get me to believe that you can tell any of this by fiddling about with the bumps on a man's head, sir," Jocelyn persisted.†
Chpt 2.8
- "I cannot help it that Mr. Covey is ill," Baldwin persisted.†
Chpt 2.9
- The fever persisted.†
Chpt 2.9
- Grabeau persisted.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty