Both Uses of
ascend
in
Gone with the Wind
- For some time she had felt that God was not watching out for her, the Confederates or the South, in spite of the millions of prayers ascending to Him daily.†
Chpt 3.19
- There was a short mumbled argument, punctuated with curses, and uncertain feet ascended the stairs.†
Chpt 4.45 *
Definition:
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(ascend as in: ascend the mountain) to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder