All 4 Uses of
descend
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- A blight seemed to have descended on her.
Chpt 6 *descended = come
- Leaving this Parthian shaft to rankle in Anne's stormy bosom, Marilla descended to the kitchen, grievously troubled in mind and vexed in soul.†
Chpt 9
- Anne accordingly went to bed and slept so long and soundly that it was well on in the white and rosy winter afternoon when she awoke and descended to the kitchen where Marilla, who had arrived home in the meantime, was sitting knitting.†
Chpt 18
- Josie descended from her perch, flushed with victory, and darted a defiant glance at Anne.†
Chpt 23 *
Definitions:
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(descend as in: thieves descended upon us) to come or arrive -- especially suddenly or from above or as an attack
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(descend as in: descend the mountain) move or slope downward