Literary notes about Moving (AI summary)
The word “moving” shows a remarkable versatility in literature, functioning both literally and figuratively. In technical descriptions, it denotes precise mechanical motions—a lever moving too far [1] or machinery parts shifting direction [2], [3]—while in narrative prose it often captures the progression of characters or scenes, as when a character moves his lips in a moment of silent prayer [4] or a group advances on a battlefield [5]. It also conveys the dynamism of physical journeys, whether it is figures moving busily about [6] or a ship moving swiftly away [7]. At the same time, “moving” carries an emotional charge, as in phrases that evoke sensitivity or pathos, such as comparing innocence to a moving clasp [8] or describing a moving spectacle [9]. This breadth of application enriches both the technical precision and the emotional depth of literary expression [10], [11].
- Two pins, B B , projecting from the plate of the watch prevent the lever moving too far.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - The armature is revolving in a clockwise direction, and y z , therefore, is moving downwards.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - (b) Oil and lubrication systems are not only vulnerable to easy sabotage, but are critical in every machine with moving parts.
— from Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services - “But I was not killed by a thunderbolt,” Matvey went on, crossing himself before the ikon and moving his lips.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Not counting the sick, the weak and the garrisons for the captured city and fort, the moving column was now less than ten thousand strong.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - Through the open windows she could see the figures of men and women in working aprons, moving busily about.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser - The screw was set in motion, and the Nautilus, moving with speed, was soon beyond the reach of the ship's guns.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - The fact seemed an additional appeal to his pity: such innocence was as moving as the trustful clasp of a child.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton - “Today, at eleven o’clock in the morning, we attended a deeply-moving spectacle.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal - From this time Felix was more employed; and the heart-moving indications of impending famine disappeared.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - It is greater than the stars—that moving procession of human energy; greater than the palpitating earth and the things growing thereon.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
