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tenaciously

[tuh-ney-shuhs-lee] / təˈneɪ ʃəs li /




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Tenaciously the shears gnaw at the bond; the fibrous fetter is broken; and the Mouse falls, to be buried soon after.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Tenaciously the shears gnaw at the bond; the vegetable fetter is severed and the Mouse falls, to be buried a little later.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Tenaciously he hung upon hope for the day of salvation—that hope hoary with age.

From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa




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