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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Upon the mantel-shelf before him was a time-piece, surmounted by a spread eagle, and upon the eagle's wings was the letter Bathsheba had sent.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- Reaching the town, Troy descended into a side street and entered a pair of gates surmounted by a board bearing the words, "Lester, stone and marble mason."†
Chpt 43-45
Definition:
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(surmount) overcome (to successfully deal with an obstacle)