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upward

/ˈʌpwɚd/ adjective B1
  1. Directed toward a higher place. · with upward eye; with upward course
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“Good-bye!” shouted everyone, and all eyes were turned upward to where the Wizard was riding in the basket, rising every moment farther and farther into the sky.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 119 · B2
It was useless to look down, for he could only see the topsides of the branches, so he stared upward and saw, far away in the blue, Rann the Kite balancing and wheeling as he kept watch over the jungle waiting for things to die.
The Jungle Book, p. 39 · B2
His chin was cocked upward and his eyes were fixed in a dreadful, rigid stare at the corner of the ceiling.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 67 · B2
The long sweep of green water roaring forever down, and the thick flickering curtain of spray hissing forever upward, turn a man giddy with their constant whirl and clamour.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 121 · B2

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