Sentence:  I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was <WSD>carrying</WSD> its packs of passengers out of that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body