Both Uses of
traverse
in
The Scarlet Letter
- It was the subject of my meditations for many an hour, while pacing to and fro across my room, or traversing, with a hundredfold repetition, the long extent from the front door of the Custom-House to the side entrance, and back again.†
Chpt Intr.
- Looking instinctively from the open window—for it was summer-time—the minister beheld Hester Prynne and little Pearl passing along the footpath that traversed the enclosure.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
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(traverse) travel across