1 Mr. Rosedale was still at a stage in his social ascent when it was of importance to produce such impressions.
2 She sat quiet, her lips parted by the stress of the ascent, her eyes wandering peacefully over the broken ranges of the landscape.
3 At last Aniele succeeded in pacifying her, and she essayed the ascent; then, however, she had to be stopped while the old woman cautioned her about the floor of the garret.
4 After crossing a low vale, through which a gushing brook meandered, he suddenly ascended a hill, so steep and difficult of ascent, that the sisters were compelled to alight in order to follow.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 10 5 The Huron instantly turned, and commenced a rapid retreat up the ascent.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 32 6 The course lay up the ascent, and still continued hazardous and laborious.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 32 7 His keen eye took a single look at the victims, and then shot its glances over the difficulties of the ascent in his front.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 32 8 This was the third phase of his ascent.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER II—MADELEINE 9 It is at this point that the ascent of the hill begins.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE'S INTELLIGE... 10 And taking the rope in his teeth, he resolutely began the ascent.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER III—THE VICISSITUDES OF FLIGHT 11 Felton jumped onshore, climbed the little ascent which led to the top of the cliff, saluted Milady a last time, and took his course toward the city.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 59 WHAT TOOK PLACE AT PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 23, 1628 12 The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain.
13 It was nearly noon when I arrived at the top of the ascent.
14 Here we stopped, breathless with our ascent, and she placed her hand lightly on my lips.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 50. Mr. PEGGOTTY'S DREAM COMES TRUE 15 She mounted the stairs behind the porter, her head bowed in the ascent, her frail shoulders curved as with a burden, her skirt girt tightly about her.