All 50 Uses of
descend
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- As soon as the bridal party came in sight of La Reserve, M. Morrel descended and came forth to meet it, followed by the soldiers and sailors there assembled, to whom he had repeated the promise already given, that Dantes should be the successor to the late Captain Leclere.†
Chpt 5-6
- Dantes descended the staircase, preceded by the magistrate, and followed by the soldiers.†
Chpt 5-6
- The carriage stopped, the officer descended, approached the guardhouse, a dozen soldiers came out and formed themselves in order; Dantes saw the reflection of their muskets by the light of the lamps on the quay.†
Chpt 7-8
- The two gendarmes who were opposite to him descended first, then he was ordered to alight and the gendarmes on each side of him followed his example.†
Chpt 7-8
- He descended fifteen steps, and the door of a dungeon was opened, and he was thrust in.†
Chpt 7-8
- , than thus descend the staircase at the Tuileries driven away by ridicule.†
Chpt 11-12
- Two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration.†
Chpt 13-14
- Now we have in a dungeon about twenty feet distant, and to which you descend by another stair, an abbe, formerly leader of a party in Italy, who has been here since 1811, and in 1813 he went mad, and the change is astonishing.†
Chpt 13-14
- "What was it that you thought?" asked the young man anxiously, in his turn descending from the table.†
Chpt 15-16
- They had learned to distinguish the almost imperceptible sound of his footsteps as he descended towards their dungeons, and happily, never failed of being prepared for his coming.†
Chpt 17-18
- In spite of the magnitude of the misfortune which thus suddenly frustrated his hopes, Dantes did not lose his presence of mind, but descended into the passage, dragging his unfortunate companion with him; then, half-carrying, half-supporting him, he managed to reach the abbe's chamber, when he immediately laid the sufferer on his bed.†
Chpt 17-18
- At the sight of papers of all sorts,—titles, contracts, parchments, which were kept in the archives of the family, all descending from the poisoned cardinal, I in my turn examined the immense bundles of documents, like twenty servitors, stewards, secretaries before me; but in spite of the most exhaustive researches, I found—nothing.†
Chpt 17-18
- He extinguished the lamp, carefully concealed it, and then went away, closing as well as he could the entrance to the secret passage by the large stone as he descended.†
Chpt 19-20
- Then he descended with cautious and slow step, for he dreaded lest an accident similar to that he had so adroitly feigned should happen in reality.†
Chpt 23-24
- Edmond inserted his lever in the ring and exerted all his strength; the flag-stone yielded, and disclosed steps that descended until they were lost in the obscurity of a subterraneous grotto.†
Chpt 23-24
- Faria has dreamed this; the Cardinal Spada buried no treasure here; perhaps he never came here, or if he did, Caesar Borgia, the intrepid adventurer, the stealthy and indefatigable plunderer, has followed him, discovered his traces, pursued them as I have done, raised the stone, and descending before me, has left me nothing.†
Chpt 23-24
- Yes, Borgia has been here, a torch in one hand, a sword in the other, and within twenty paces, at the foot of this rock, perhaps two guards kept watch on land and sea, while their master descended, as I am about to descend, dispelling the darkness before his awe-inspiring progress.†
Chpt 23-24
- Yes, Borgia has been here, a torch in one hand, a sword in the other, and within twenty paces, at the foot of this rock, perhaps two guards kept watch on land and sea, while their master descended, as I am about to descend, dispelling the darkness before his awe-inspiring progress.†
Chpt 23-24
- Then he descended, a smile on his lips, and murmuring that last word of human philosophy, "Perhaps!"†
Chpt 23-24
- This last proof, instead of giving him fresh strength, deprived him of it; the pickaxe descended, or rather fell; he placed it on the ground, passed his hand over his brow, and remounted the stairs, alleging to himself, as an excuse, a desire to be assured that no one was watching him, but in reality because he felt that he was about to faint.†
Chpt 23-24
- He thought a moment, cut a branch of a resinous tree, lighted it at the fire at which the smugglers had prepared their breakfast, and descended with this torch.†
Chpt 23-24
- Descending into the grotto, he lifted the stone, filled his pockets with gems, put the box together as well and securely as he could, sprinkled fresh sand over the spot from which it had been taken, and then carefully trod down the earth to give it everywhere a uniform appearance; then, quitting the grotto, he replaced the stone, heaping on it broken masses of rocks and rough fragments of crumbling granite, filling the interstices with earth, into which he deftly inserted rapidly…†
Chpt 25-26
- At that moment a heavy footstep was heard descending the wooden staircase that led from the upper floor, and, with many bows and courteous smiles, mine host of the Pont du Gard besought his guest to enter.†
Chpt 25-26
- "Diamond!" exclaimed La Carconte, rising and descending to the chamber with a tolerably firm step; "what diamond are you talking about?"†
Chpt 25-26
- The young girl turned pale and continued to descend, while the stranger and Cocles continued to mount the staircase.†
Chpt 29-30
- I gave him the helm, and descended; there was already three feet of water.†
Chpt 29-30
- The captain descended last, or rather, he did not descend, he would not quit the vessel; so I took him round the waist, and threw him into the boat, and then I jumped after him.†
Chpt 29-30
- The captain descended last, or rather, he did not descend, he would not quit the vessel; so I took him round the waist, and threw him into the boat, and then I jumped after him.†
Chpt 29-30
- The stranger met Julie on the stairs; she pretended to be descending, but in reality she was waiting for him.†
Chpt 29-30
- The stranger waved his hand, and continued to descend.†
Chpt 29-30
- As he descended the staircase, Morrel met Penelon, who was going up.†
Chpt 29-30
- And with a smile expressive of supreme content, he left his hiding-place, and without being observed, descended one of the flights of steps provided for debarkation, and hailing three times, shouted "Jacopo, Jacopo, Jacopo!"
Chpt 29-30descended = moved down
- He descended, or rather seemed to descend, several steps, inhaling the fresh and balmy air, like that which may be supposed to reign around the grotto of Circe, formed from such perfumes as set the mind a dreaming, and such fires as burn the very senses; and he saw again all he had seen before his sleep, from Sinbad, his singular host, to Ali, the mute attendant; then all seemed to fade away and become confused before his eyes, like the last shadows of the magic lantern before it is…†
Chpt 31-32
- He descended, or rather seemed to descend, several steps, inhaling the fresh and balmy air, like that which may be supposed to reign around the grotto of Circe, formed from such perfumes as set the mind a dreaming, and such fires as burn the very senses; and he saw again all he had seen before his sleep, from Sinbad, his singular host, to Ali, the mute attendant; then all seemed to fade away and become confused before his eyes, like the last shadows of the magic lantern before it is…†
Chpt 31-32
- Franz and Albert descended, the carriage approached the palace; their excellencies stretched their legs along the seats; the cicerone sprang into the seat behind.†
Chpt 33-34
- Then, when they had thus passed the day in building castles in the air, they separated their flocks, and descended from the elevation of their dreams to the reality of their humble position.†
Chpt 33-34
- The lower part of his dress was more distinctly visible by the bright rays of the moon, which, entering through the broken ceiling, shed their refulgent beams on feet cased in elegantly made boots of polished leather, over which descended fashionably cut trousers of black cloth.†
Chpt 33-34
- Saying these words, the Transteverin disappeared down the staircase, while his companion, muffling his features more closely than before in the folds of his mantle, passed almost close to Franz, and descended to the arena by an outward flight of steps.†
Chpt 33-34
- All three descended; the coachman received his master's orders, and drove down the Via del Babuino.†
Chpt 35-36
- Franz, Albert, and the count continued to descend the Corso.†
Chpt 35-36
- Their toilet finished, they descended; the carriage awaited them at the door, filled with sweetmeats and bouquets.†
Chpt 35-36
- A crowd of masks flowed in from all sides, emerging from the doors, descending from the windows.†
Chpt 35-36
- Unfortunately for him, the line of carriages moved on again, and while he descended the Piazza del Popolo, the other ascended towards the Palazzo di Venezia.†
Chpt 35-36
- At half-past one they descended, the coachman and footman had put on their livery over their disguises, which gave them a more ridiculous appearance than ever, and which gained them the applause of Franz and Albert.†
Chpt 35-36
- Franz took the letter, and read:— Tuesday evening, at seven o'clock, descend from your carriage opposite the Via dei Pontefici, and follow the Roman peasant who snatches your torch from you.†
Chpt 35-36
- At the end of ten minutes fifty thousand lights glittered, descending from the Palazzo di Venezia to the Piazza del Popolo, and mounting from the Piazzo del Popolo to the Palazzo di Venezia.†
Chpt 35-36
- Suppose that all the stars had descended from the sky and mingled in a wild dance on the face of the earth; the whole accompanied by cries that were never heard in any other part of the world.†
Chpt 35-36
- Franz and the count descended these, and found themselves in a mortuary chamber.†
Chpt 37-38
- And Albert, followed by Franz and the count, descended the staircase, crossed the square chamber, where stood all the bandits, hat in hand.†
Chpt 37-38
- "No," said Monte Cristo; "I told you I did not wish to be behind my time; I dressed myself in the carriage, and descended at the viscount's door."†
Chpt 39-40
Definition:
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(descend as in: descend the mountain) move or slope downward