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northward Adjective, adv also northwards towards the north Noun the northward part or direction
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An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. By a Law of Nature with us, there is a constant attraction to the South; and, although in temperate climates this is very slight -- so that even a Woman in reasonable health can journey several furlongs northward without much difficulty -- yet the hampering effect of the southward attraction is quite sufficient to serve as a compass in most parts of our earth. "So, be ye wily," said Robin Hood, "and keep well away from the northward roads till ye have gotten well to the eastward. |
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