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Jude the Obscure
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Opening the heavy door he ascended the two or three steps to the level of the ground, and there on the gravel before him lay a white heap.
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III Not a soul was visible on the hedgeless highway, or on either side of it, and the white road seemed to ascend and diminish till it joined the sky.†
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When he had wistfully watched the workmen for some time he took courage, and ascended the ladder till he stood beside them.†
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He ascended the ladder to have one more look at the point the men had designated, and perched himself on the highest rung, overlying the tiles.†
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Then the day came when it suddenly occurred to him that if he ascended to the point of view after dark, or possibly went a mile or two further, he would see the night lights of the city.†
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Thus they walked till they reached the foot of the upland, where they could see the white highway ascending before them in the gloom.†
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He diverged to the right before ascending the hill with the single purpose of gaining, on his way, a glimpse of Arabella that should not come into the reckoning of regular appointments.†
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As soon as the pursuers had entered and ascended to the top of the high ground it became apparent that they would have to run all the way to the farmer's if they wished to get at him.†
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Then telling him to go to sleep, and that she would come down early in the morning and get him some breakfast, she bade him good-night and ascended the stairs.†
Part 2
IV Jude's reverie was interrupted by the creak of footsteps ascending the stairs.†
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Jude entered and ascended.†
Part 3
On ascending to the village and approaching the house they found Mrs. Edlin standing at the door, who at sight of them lifted her hands deprecatingly.†
Part 3
It was to this breezy and whimsical spot that Jude ascended from the nearest station for the first time in his life about four o'clock one afternoon, and entering on the summit of the peak after a toilsome climb, passed the first houses of the aerial town; and drew towards the school-house.†
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As he ascended on the other side a labouring man, who had been watching his approach from a gate across the path, moved uneasily, and prepared to speak.†
Part 4
He did wait, however, and at last a small hired vehicle pulled up at the bottom of the hill, and a person alighted, the conveyance going back, while the passenger began ascending the hill.†
Part 4
While ascending to the town, seated on the top of the omnibus beside him, she said suddenly and with an air of self-chastisement, regarding the white road and its bordering bushes of hazel: "Richard—I let Mr. Fawley hold my hand a long while.†
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He forgot time and place, and when he remembered himself and ascended to rest it was nearly two o'clock.†
Part 4
She ascended the staircase slowly, the waving light of the candle shining on her.†
Part 4
Phillotson did not approach her, or attempt to ascend himself till he heard her enter her room.†
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When Phillotson had ascended the hill a few steps he stopped, hastened back, and called her.†
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Meanwhile Phillotson ascended to Marygreen, and for the first time during a lengthened period he lived with a forward eye.†
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Arabella ascended the stairs, softly opened the door of the first bedroom, and peeped in.†
Part 6
She then fastened up the doors, and they ascended the stairs together.†
Part 6
She nodded to one workman and another, and ascended to the hall on the strength of their acquaintance, where they were putting down a new floor and decorating for the dance.†
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At the narrow gangway where the people ascended from the riverside path to the bridge the crowd was literally jammed into one hot mass—Arabella and Vilbert with the rest; and here they remained motionless, Arabella exclaiming, "Dear, dear!" more and more impatiently; for it had just occurred to her mind that if Jude were discovered to have died alone an inquest might be deemed necessary.†
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(1) (ascend as in: ascend the mountain)
to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder
(2) (ascend as in: in ascending order)
move up a scale -- as from smaller numbers to larger, or lower notes to higher
(3) (ascend as in: ascend higher figuratively)
figuratively, to rise to a better situation
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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Jude the Obscure
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