All 4 Uses of
traverse
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- At the end of half an hour Tom had a vague general idea of his lesson, but no more, for his mind was traversing the whole field of human thought, and his hands were busy with distracting recreations.†
Chpt 4traversing = traveling across
- Nudges and winks and whispers traversed the room, but Tom sat still, with his arms upon the long, low desk before him, and seemed to study his book.†
Chpt 6 *traversed = traveled across
- In one place, far from the section usually traversed by tourists, the names "BECKY & TOM" had been found traced upon the rocky wall with candle-smoke, and near at hand a grease-soiled bit of ribbon.†
Chpt 30
- They started through a corridor, and traversed it in silence a long way, glancing at each new opening, to see if there was anything familiar about the look of it; but they were all strange.†
Chpt 31
Definitions:
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(1)
(traverse) travel across
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Traverse is used in many senses. All the common ones reference crossing something; e.g., crossing terrain, a beam that extends across something, etc. A comprehensive dictionary will show less common meanings.