All 3 Uses of
ascend
in
Pride and Prejudice
- When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria's alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm.†
Chpt 29 *
- They gradually ascended for half-a-mile, and then found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught by Pemberley House, situated on the opposite side of a valley, into which the road with some abruptness wound.†
Chpt 43
- They entered the woods, and bidding adieu to the river for a while, ascended some of the higher grounds; when, in spots where the opening of the trees gave the eye power to wander, were many charming views of the valley, the opposite hills, with the long range of woods overspreading many, and occasionally part of the stream.†
Chpt 43
Definition:
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(ascend as in: ascend the mountain) to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder