All 4 Uses
endure
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- They had endured Pa's red-faced rages, which started as shouts, then escalated into fist-slugs, or backhanded punches, until one by one, they disappeared.
p. 12.1endured = suffered through
- She knew this was not a dark side to Nature, just inventive ways to endure against all odds.
p. 184.1 *endure = continued to exist
- I accept that she has lived in unusual circumstances and been subjected to some prejudice, but I see no evidence that she has endured more prejudices than many people on trial in small towns all across this nation.
p. 259.8endured = suffered through
- In sudden clarity Kya saw what Ma had endured and why she left.
p. 273.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(endure as in: endured the pain) to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
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(2)
(endure as in: endure through the ages) to continue to exist
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)