Ascending

Examples

• We see the same fact in ascending mountains, and sometimes it is quite remarkable how abruptly, as Alph. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• He then commenced ascending the mountain directly in his front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The bony remains discovered at Piltdown in Sussex display a creature still ascending only very gradually from the sub-human. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,--every one lit me to a purpose or delight. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• More than that it did not do, for she refrained even from ascending the bank and looking over. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Ascending to the roof of the building I watched her for hours, until finally she was lost in the dim vistas of the distance. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I leaving my work on the road, the sun going to bed, the carriage of the Marquis slowly ascending the hill, he hanging by the chain--like this. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• It was also accompanied by her that I had, nearly nine years ago, walked down the path I was now ascending. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• We were ascending the avenue when he thus paused; the hall was before us. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Thus, Monsieur Defarge, in a stern voice, to Mr. Lorry, as they began ascending the stairs. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• We had receded from the crowd; and ascending the steps of the terrace, sought the Castle. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She tried one ascending path and another, and found that they led her astray. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He happened to be ascending the stairs at the time, and we met on the landing. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She was soon ascending Blooms-End valley and traversing the undulations on the side of the hill. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I soon reached him and presently we were both ascending the long ladder toward the opening above. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

Edited by Kelsey