All 3 Uses of
persist
in
The Chrysalids
- It does not follow that they are right,' my father persisted.†
Chpt 4 *persisted = continued
- 'I don't see why,' Petra persisted.†
Chpt 13
- She could give him babies?' she persisted.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question