2 meanings, 3 uses
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1 —2 uses as in:
descend the mountain
Definition
move or slope downward
- They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.p. 31.7
descending = moving downward
- Then, three miles up, the wind steadied and bore it in a descending curve round the sky and swept it in a great slant across the reef and the lagoon toward the mountain.p. 95.8
descending = moving downward
There are no more uses of "descend" flagged with this meaning in Lord of the Flies.
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2 —1 use as in:
thieves descended upon us
Definition
to come or arrive — especially suddenly or from above or as an attack
- Stillness descended on them.p. 25.2
descended = arrived
There are no more uses of "descend" flagged with this meaning in Lord of the Flies.
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