J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

gait

ˈgāt 
Noun
1
a manner of walking or moving on foot
2
a sequence of foot movements (such as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward
3
a manner or rate of movement or progress
the leisurely gait of summer

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