Is " to ride " a verb?

One way to show a character is a) to use dialogue b) use dynamic sentences c) interview friends d) share details

If you want to change from landscape orientation to portrait orientation, what would you do? turn the camera around. flip the camera over. turn the camera 90 degrees. turn the camera 360 degrees.

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the ? 1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.