Both Uses of
ascend
in
Persuasion
- They ascended and passed him; and as they passed, Anne's face caught his eye, and he looked at her with a degree of earnest admiration, which she could not be insensible of.†
Chpt 12
- As soon as they were fairly ascending Belmont, he began— "Well, now you shall hear something that will surprise you.†
Chpt 18 *
Definition:
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(ascend as in: ascend the mountain) to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder