Which preposition to use with glides

through Occurrences 100%

But the American sentries saw no furtive French Canadians gliding through that dark November night and heard no suspicious noises above the regular ripple of the eddying island current.

into Occurrences 92%

Scarcely, however, had he closed the door of communication behind him, when another door, opening from the hall, was noiselessly unlatched, and MAGNOLIA PENDRAGON glided into the arms of her friend.

over Occurrences 74%

He saw that it was not flying but swimming or gliding over the surface of the sea; and its body was black, and above the body were many immense white wings of various shapes, which stood up like a white cloud.

from Occurrences 66%

Of course, as with abstraction and concreteness, you should develop facility in gliding from literalness to figurativeness and back again.

along Occurrences 57%

We floated quietly down the Rackett, carrying our boats around the falls, shooting like an arrow down the rapids, or gliding along under the shadows of the gigantic forest trees that line the long, calm reaches of that beautiful river.

in Occurrences 56%

Then swirling and curving drowsily through meadow and grove, it breaks forth anew into gray rapids and falls, leaping and gliding in glorious exuberance of wild bound and dance down into another and yet another filled-up lake basin.

to Occurrences 52%

He set the planes and the machine glided to the water, where it came to rest lightly.

on Occurrences 39%

Day after day, and month after month, glided on in this gentle, unvarying current, for more than three years; during which period he had occasionally thrown out dark hints that the time would come when I should be restored to liberty, and that he had an important secret, which he would one day communicate.

down Occurrences 30%

Courage, young friend; the time may be, When you attain maturer age, Some young as you are now may see You with like ease glide down a page.

about Occurrences 29%

Lizards glide about on the rocks enjoying a constitution that no drought can dry, and ants in amazing numbers, whose tiny sparks of life seem to burn the brighter with the increasing heat, ramble industriously in long trains in search of food.

out Occurrences 28%

He is now talking to the young man writing the mail-wrappers, who, being of iron constitution and unmarried, can bear more than I. There was just time for me to glide out of the window at sound of that fearful voice, and I climbed the iron shutter and found myself at your casement.

by Occurrences 26%

" We could only just see it as it went gliding by us, but I noticed there were two dark figures in it.

like Occurrences 22%

Something he dropped into the grinning aperture of the marble, though what, the distance and the obscurity of the gallery prevented Gino from perceiving; and then his form was seen gliding like a phantom down the flight of massive steps.

with Occurrences 19%

The little star, which was formed by the glittering of the diamonds through the delicately-wrought pearl, which being the centre of the collection was worn upon her forehead, sparkling like tiny drops of dew; and as she glided with unstudied grace among those who sought to know more of her, she gained the name of "the gentle star.

past Occurrences 19%

As slowly, the boat began to glide past the stairs.

across Occurrences 16%

All vexations were forgotten in the hearty send-off, and as the boat glided across the silent lake it was followed by music, cheering, jodling, and the booming of mortars.

toward Occurrences 14%

"Great time on island," he said, as the canoe glided toward the dim outline of land to which Ted's thoughts had so often turned.

among Occurrences 13%

There, lolling back in their rocking-chairs, they would pass the evening hours with oft-repeated tales of home; and the moon would come out and glide among the clouds like a silver barge among islands wrapped in mist, and they loved the silently gliding orb with a sort of worship, because from her soaring height she looked down at the same moment upon them and upon their homes in the far Antilles.

behind Occurrences 12%

Others keeping near the ground glided behind separate groves, and brought them forward into relief with admirable distinctness; or, passing in front, eclipsed whole groves in succession, pine after pine melting in their gray fringes and bursting forth again seemingly clearer than before.

between Occurrences 12%

Therefore because I cannot shun the blow I rather seek, say who must rule my breast, Gliding between her gladness and her woe?

under Occurrences 12%

Then she ducked her head, crooked her arms at the elbow, and, with fists uplifted, she broke into a run, jumping from pile to pile of frozen pay, gliding under sluice-boxes, scrambling up the bank, slipping on the rotting ice, recovering, dashing on over fallen timber and through waist-deep drifts, on beyond No. 10 up to the bench above.

after Occurrences 10%

Why, his valet, that shadow that glides after him, is too much for me.

round Occurrences 8%

"The Chinese page, quick, solemn, and noiseless, glided round the table with his tray.

around Occurrences 8%

It stopped Donnegan like a blow in the face and turned his heart to lead; and then, shamelessly, he glided around the tent and dropped down beside it to eavesdrop.

towards Occurrences 8%

Where the wand had reposed writhed a ghastly worm, which, as Pan's glance fell upon it, glided towards him, uplifting its head with an aspect of defiance.

Which preposition to use with  glides