All 4 Uses
persist
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Woodsong
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- I brushed her head away, fearing infection, but she persisted.†
p. 29.2 *persisted = continued
- Each time she persisted, overriding my commands, I scolded her for fighting me, and each time I would find later that she was right.†
p. 67.2
- Still trying to be partially polite, they let me know I was being a putt, and still I persisted.†
p. 67.5
- If I wanted to be stupid, if I persisted in being stupid, if I just couldn't resist being stupid, then she figured I had it coming and she wouldn't hold me back.†
p. 69.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)