Hello, what it means “the abrupt surge of the hill”?
what it means "the abrupt surge of the hill"?
I think it's about the steepness of the hill. But when "abrupt" and "surge" joined together it doesn't make any sense.
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what it means "the abrupt surge of the hill"?
I think it's about the steepness of the hill. But when "abrupt" and "surge" joined together it doesn't make any sense.
meaning
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Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
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It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
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what it means "the abrupt surge of the hill"?
I think it's about the steepness of the hill. But when "abrupt" and "surge" joined together it doesn't make any sense.
meaning
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what it means "the abrupt surge of the hill"?
I think it's about the steepness of the hill. But when "abrupt" and "surge" joined together it doesn't make any sense.
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Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
1
It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
15 hours ago
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Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
1
It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
15 hours ago
1
1
Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
1
1
It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
15 hours ago
It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
15 hours ago
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A surge is a [fairly sudden] increase in height or volume, and abrupt could easily describe that.
In this case, it's likely to be an escarpment: a steep slope rising sharply. A picture is worth a thousand words...
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surge has this sense: OED
transf. in reference to various physical things, as fire, wind,
sound; also to ‘rolling’ or undulating hills or the like.
And from Vocabulary.com
rise rapidly
As in:
... he had climbed the rapidly rising hill, and...
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A surge is a [fairly sudden] increase in height or volume, and abrupt could easily describe that.
In this case, it's likely to be an escarpment: a steep slope rising sharply. A picture is worth a thousand words...
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A surge is a [fairly sudden] increase in height or volume, and abrupt could easily describe that.
In this case, it's likely to be an escarpment: a steep slope rising sharply. A picture is worth a thousand words...
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A surge is a [fairly sudden] increase in height or volume, and abrupt could easily describe that.
In this case, it's likely to be an escarpment: a steep slope rising sharply. A picture is worth a thousand words...
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A surge is a [fairly sudden] increase in height or volume, and abrupt could easily describe that.
In this case, it's likely to be an escarpment: a steep slope rising sharply. A picture is worth a thousand words...
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surge has this sense: OED
transf. in reference to various physical things, as fire, wind,
sound; also to ‘rolling’ or undulating hills or the like.
And from Vocabulary.com
rise rapidly
As in:
... he had climbed the rapidly rising hill, and...
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surge has this sense: OED
transf. in reference to various physical things, as fire, wind,
sound; also to ‘rolling’ or undulating hills or the like.
And from Vocabulary.com
rise rapidly
As in:
... he had climbed the rapidly rising hill, and...
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surge has this sense: OED
transf. in reference to various physical things, as fire, wind,
sound; also to ‘rolling’ or undulating hills or the like.
And from Vocabulary.com
rise rapidly
As in:
... he had climbed the rapidly rising hill, and...
answered 14 hours ago
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surge has this sense: OED
transf. in reference to various physical things, as fire, wind,
sound; also to ‘rolling’ or undulating hills or the like.
And from Vocabulary.com
rise rapidly
As in:
... he had climbed the rapidly rising hill, and...
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Context is needed!!!
– Hot Licks
15 hours ago
Some context would be useful. As it is, I would guess it means that the angle of the slope changes sharply rather than gradually.
– michael.hor257k
15 hours ago
1
It's from "The Hill of Dreams" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947) a Welsh fantasy writer. "Then he had climbed the abrupt surge of the hill, and passing the green and swelling battlements, the ring of oaks, and the matted thicket,"
– Michael Harvey
15 hours ago