They floated along the walls of the mountains, above the deserts and in the streets of the city. It hovered over the earthly spheres and cast splendor or shadow there, depending on whether it smiled or was dark. New home sales rose 18.6 percent Monday from April and hit the highest annual rate since 2008. The kites flew away and the boats quickly dived over the calm, sparkling sea. Oh, and far from collapsing, car sales have reached levels not seen since 2007. Tufts of feathered grass covered the rough surface of the ground, and from these the larks rose in hatred of the sun. Black voter registration in Mississippi rose from 6.7 percent in 1964 to 59.4 percent in 1968. Once, my imagination flew to see what discoveries I could make in these clearer regions. The artificial sweetener market has reached more than $1 billion annually in the United States alone.
The little blue rays of the ring flickered, converged and rose as her sleeve caught up with her. They sometimes rise vertically to a considerable height, with a violent cry. I saw a rush crash into a frightened flock, a large lamb scratching and floating with it as if it were a mouse. Banks, who has spent nearly three decades as an educator, published a book on education reform called “Soar” in September. Stealing means more than stealing; It means going up fast, feeling the wind beneath you as you go higher and higher. Flying is just a movement in the air. Ascension, however, suggests amusement, even joy. While public interest in Ebola continues to wane, the outbreak itself continues to rise.
Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Think about the anticipation you feel when you buy a lottery ticket – your hopes increase when you think about the possibilities. It`s the same wonderful feeling you get when someone you have a crush on notices you when you get the perfect job when you`re holding your child. The word soar comes from the Latin, ex-, which means “outside”, and aura, which means “breeze, air”, meaning together “out of the air”, which is exactly what one feels when one floats. Because wages go up with lead feet, my friend, when prices skyrocket with eagle wings. And during the summer months, when shootings escalate, the city can be a scary playground for those interested in the macabre. Its mountain peaks rise naked and rugged into the sky, where majestic eagles rise. Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English. Not the rise of Amanda Gorman`s poem or Lady Gaga`s thunderous power using a golden microphone to break the national anthem. He spoke with a serious, silvery tone that made his words float slightly over his audience. Luxury prices are rising: Believe it or not, the price of a quilted Chanel bag has increased by 70% since 2009. He was the deciding man in the promotion when Evel Knievel vowed he would float over the Snake River canyon in a sawed-off gun rocket.
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