| 单词 | flight of steps |
| 例句 | As Gerald ran down the six flights of steps, his fear expanded like a balloon in his chest. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So before the vision could fade, I carried the box of erasers down the hall, down two flights of steps, and outside. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Grabbing my arm to stop me from leaving, she shined her flashlight up a dark flight of steps leading to the third floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The strange man was walking briskly down the platform and up a flight of steps. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed him quickly up a flight of steps which couldn’t be seen and through a door which didn’t exist. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They groped their way down a long flight of steps, and then looked back; but they could see nothing, except high above them the faint glimmer of the wizard’s staff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I step out of my room, out the front door, down the eight flights of steps. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Maybe he just tripped and sprawled down the short flight of steps, biting into his tongue so his mouth filled with blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We stayed that way and as the bus rumbled down the road it felt like the whole planet was loose and was bouncing down a long flight of steps. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They went down a half flight of steps and across the hall of the keep to the winding stair, making their way quietly among the sleeping servants. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A ghat, a long, wide flight of steps, led down to the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It was much lighter up there, because a white-painted flight of steps led up to the roof—or, rather, to a wood-and-glass structure like a little greenhouse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At any rate, this time Mr. Popper found himself suddenly sliding, on his own white-clad stomach, down the three flights of steps. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Down a long flight of steps the Lady went into the deep green hollow, through which ran murmuring the silver stream that issued from the fountain on the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Only after he had reached it did Taran see long flights of steps carved into the living rock. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He knew he was under the ground because he had been carried, in his cage, down a long flight of steps into dimness and coldness. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When Angel and Gerald helped the weakened Monique walk up the six flights of steps, they found Jordan half asleep on the living room couch. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From here two flights of steps led: one going on, as it seemed, up on to the high bank of the stream; the other turning away to the left. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On the highest rampart of the fortress was a tower of adamant: just one flight of steps up to a set of rooms whose windows looked out north, south, east, and west. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There’s a little flight of steps down the side of the shed, down to the pit. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside his bedchamber a flight of steps descended to a larger room furnished with a scarred pinewood table and a dozen oak-and-leather chairs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I walk up the two flights of steps to our apartment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He strolled across the yard and down a flight of steps, to a wine- sink called the Lazy Eel, underneath a warehouse full of sheepskins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The maid led Nok into the house and up a short flight of steps to the second level. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He squeezes me back before we go up the last flight of steps. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A flight of steps led down into profound darkness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He went under the broken bit of archway and towards a flight of steps. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He almost stumbled up to the flight of steps, held himself steady, and began to climb, silent, careful, slow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every now and again it descended a flight of steps, fifty or more, to a lower level. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I stare up the long flight of steps. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Another short flight of steps led to a door just like the one hidden behind Ariana’s portrait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I followed him up a flight of steps and he unlocked the door of the office. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Though each comer in the corridor, each flight of steps, brought with it the possibility of new dangers, the children carried on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When at last he came to the bottom of the last flight of steps, he found himself all but alone amongst the torchlit corridors inside the pyramid’s massive brick walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fifty yards along the crowded pavement there were spiked black railings flanking two flights of steps, one labeled GENTLEMEN, the other LADIES. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Katie stood alone on the top of the last flight of steps with her hands clasped before her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the day their lord father’s heart had burst in his chest as he was ascending a steep flight of steps to her bed, that is. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The street took a sharp turn and then ended in a flight of steps which led down into a sunken alley where a few stallkeepers were selling tired-looking vegetables. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He leaped from the car while it was still skidding dangerously and hurtled up the flight of steps inside, where three men were busy at the instruments and the controls. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then I tore out of my bedroom, dashed down two flights of steps, and found both of my parents on the couch in the living room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “St. Martin’s? That’s still standing. It’s in Victory Square, alongside the picture gallery. A building with a kind of a triangular porch and pillars in front, and a big flight of steps.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She walked down the hall and down the four flights of steps. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It looks both solid and spectral, daunting in the way a child might perceive a steep flight of steps. Review: ‘He Brought Her Heart Back,’ Adrienne Kennedy’s Beautiful Nightmare 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Halfway across the stage floor is the shrine, a flight of steps resting against a wall, with a collage of metallic squares above it. Dance Review: Natalie Green at the Chocolate Factory 2013-05-31T21:30:23Z Up a flight of steps we stop at a front desk behind thick plexiglass. In California, Finding ‘Fat City’ With the Man Who Wrote It 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Then, up several flights of steps and out of the park, it was on to the cathedral. Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Mom climbed out of the Datsun and, still fiending for my burger, I hopped out and followed her up flights of steps to a room. The “I Do” of Addiction 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z No disabled access for Kino 3, which is up two very steep flights of steps. Cine-files: Babylon, Berlin 2011-07-12T09:00:10Z The pop star tumbled down a flight of steps during her performance last week when a dancer tried to pull away her Armani-designed matador cape. Armani labels Madonna 'difficult' 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The entrance is raised high above ground level and reached by a daunting flight of steps: In hostile times access was never meant to be effortless. Travel Through Centuries of Design at Ireland's Birr Castle 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Upon entering, visitors can go upstairs to the designer area or head down a short flight of steps to check out the home and baby goods. On the Runway Blog: Fivestory, a New Midtown Boutique, Chooses Carefully 2012-04-13T19:26:32Z We’d carry Tyler’s piano down two flights of steps, or up flights of steps in the wintertime and have these big drum boxes, and carry those things everywhere, figure out how to pack a trailer. Twenty One Pilots is flying high on popularity of album ‘Blurryface’ 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z I went to go to the ladies’ lounge and turned a corner down a hallway but fell down two flights of steps. | Justin Bond 2010-12-07T19:09:00Z A slab of stone worn smooth in a flight of steps: fantastic. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Double doors behind the stage are flung open, making way for a soloist or conductor to descend a flight of steps leading to the spotlight. At 26, the Conductor Klaus Mäkelä’s Star Keeps Rising and Rising 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z King Herod struts up and down flights of steps like a camp version of Zero Mostel. Canadian theatre comes into its own 2011-08-01T15:35:18Z The model shows the column as it was to be built at the end of 1843, with a flight of steps in place at the base. Nelson's Column model up for auction 2010-10-18T12:14:00Z Furstenberg walks up a short flight of steps to a tiny prep room known as the “savory” kitchen, where he starts slicing radishes. Master breadmaker Mark Furstenberg now content to change his tiny slice of the world 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The steep hike, up flights of steps built into the hill and then onto public pathways, rewarded us with “wow”-inducing views, not to mention hearty appetites. Norway in the offseason: Overcast and underappreciated 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The child sprints up a flight of steps. Six poems that celebrate magic acts of living 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z We climbed the flight of steps and I walked over to the spot just above the water-stained ceiling below. Don’t just hope your contractor does the job right. Research the job beforehand 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z That meant she had to hoist the bags up six flights of steps. Extreme winter storm sabotages power, imperils travelers across U.S. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “They’ve got a lot to answer for,” said father James Craig Sr. “Why couldn’t they walk up one flight of steps? Maybe my son could still be alive.” Body of Baltimore fire victim went undiscovered for hours 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z It was different leaving the stadium as all three patiently posed for selfies with fans as they walked down three flights of steps after leaving their long desk at the front of the media tribune. Klinsmann leads FIFA team analyzing World Cup on the road 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z A short flight of steps leads to a brown front door. Girl hidden in Germany for years by family prompts inquiry 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Protesters were dragged down a flight of steps before being carried away. Protesting bank depositors in China beaten by mob as police stand by 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z On 6 January, Mr Greene was among the first group of rioters to cross a downed police line and enter the Capitol plaza and walked up a flight of steps towards the Capitol, prosecutors said. Capitol riot: Proud Boy pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate with authorities 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “They’ve got a lot to answer for,” said father James Craig Sr. “Why couldn’t they walk up one flight of steps? Maybe my son could still be alive.” Body of Baltimore fire victim went undiscovered for hours 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z When she could no longer climb the long flight of steps to her hillside home, she moved to a retirement community not far from Santa Cruz. This feminist witch introduced California to Goddess worship 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Tour and school groups often gather on a flight of steps leading to the shrine. Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z But they did find a 60-year-old woman who said she had fallen down a flight of steps at the height of the storm, gashing her head and injuring her neck. "Cajun Navy" volunteers race to help in Ida's wake 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z After signing my name in the visitors’ log, I bop down to flights of steps. Wednesday Poem 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Flowers and other offerings are forbidden on the court’s plaza or its great flight of steps. Mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Flowers and other offerings will be forbidden on the court’s plaza or its great flight of steps. Three days of tribute at U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol for Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The bust housed at the top of a flight of steps at the Rhodes Memorial shows Rhodes with his arms folded. Head of Cecil Rhodes gouged off Cape Town monument 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The main living area is up a flight of steps with iron railings. D.C. house was midcentury modern before and after 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Pike Place’s newest bookstore, a sunny showroom and office for local publisher Chin Music Press, is down another flight of steps. Take a walking tour of Seattle’s liveliest literary neighborhood: Pike Place Market 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z You aren’t healthier after you have cancer or fall down a flight of steps. A World Without Pain 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Nicholson’s Joker may have danced and pranced to the sound of Prince’s “Partyman,” but Phoenix gyrates, on a steep flight of steps, to “Rock ’n’ Roll Part 2,” a 1972 hit by Gary Glitter. Todd Phillips’s “Joker” Is No Laughing Matter 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z He was less impressed, however, with Isozaki’s approach to the galleries, which require descending down a flight of steps from the ticket office on Grand Avenue. Now that Arata Isozaki won the Pritzker, let's take a fresh look at his MOCA building 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “He took off running down a hallway, and got to a flight of steps” and outside, said Sheriff Darren Popkin in an interview. Police: 80-year-old woman calmly told man who forced his way into her home to ‘sit down and talk to me’ 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The doctors listened to her heart and lungs, and walked her up a flight of steps with an oxygen monitor on her finger, as her mother watched every move, desperation plain in her face. Where a Sore Throat Becomes a Death Sentence 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z They finally left the boat one-by-one some six hours later, stepping down a flight of steps to touch dry land for the first time since leaving Libya at least 10 days ago. Sick migrants disembark stranded Italian boat as Salvini defies U.N. 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Her son Brenneman said the cause was complications of a fall down a flight of steps earlier this month while she was delivering birthday gifts at her retirement community. Harriette Thompson, Marathon Record Setter at 91, Dies at 94 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Dave Roberts opened the door to his office and descended a flight of steps toward the visitors’ batting cage at Citizens Bank Park. Dodgers relievers falter in 7-5 loss to Phillies 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z This wasn’t a serious problem – Kangerlussuaq’s one hotel was just up a short flight of steps from the gate – but it did seem odd that the bags hadn’t come through customs. Watching ice melt: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z After she did that and conducted a few interviews, Kerr walked past the players’ locker room, up a flight of steps and did what she couldn’t do at the 15th hole. Cristie Kerr plays third round at U.S. Women’s Open, then chats with President Trump 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Climb a short flight of steps and continue on the sand until yellow posts mark the end of the beach. This L.A. walk takes you — and your dog — on a scenic oceanfront stroll in Long Beach 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest Inside the Hour Chamber at Star Axis, with the north star visible at the top of the triangular opening Inside the pyramid, a curving flight of steps leads to the Hour Chamber. Deserts and dynamite: my journey to the cosmic heart of land art 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z After signing a rather lengthy waver, this reporter was ushered up several flights of steps to a clear plastic chamber. Indoor skydiving available an hour from D.C. at iFLY Loudoun 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z So an easily distracted public is asked to walk up a steep flight of steps to enter a mysterious building that appears from the sidewalk to be sealed shut. A Majestic Landmark, Overlooked on Wall Street 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Smith suffered his injury when he slipped on a flight of steps at the team hotel in Minneapolis. Angels bullpen keeps filling the void left by Joe Smith 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Janice Dickinson is in a silk robe, smoking a cigarette and descending a flight of steps in her garden, which is built into a hillside in Beverly Hills. Janice Dickinson on Bill Cosby: ‘They can fling all they want at me. I did not consent.’ 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Receiving an offprint a few years later, Escher wrote to Lionel expressing his admiration for the “continuous flights of steps” in the paper, and enclosing a print of Ascending and Descending. The impossible world of MC Escher 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z At the top of a long flight of steps, you can peer into the base of the statue, which is lit up like a religious shrine. The rape of Berlin - BBC News 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The same is true of a new, curving flight of steps that leads from the promenade to the elevated park that surrounds the pier's Ferris wheel. Navy Pier transformation offers more open space, lake views 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z Descending a short flight of steps, you find yourself in a well-lit basement area, on a narrow metal walkway which zigzags above the remains of hundreds of individual tombs and tiny stone mausoleums. Vatican to open poignant ancient Roman cemetery 2013-12-25T02:26:19Z We climbed another flight of steps that are a street in themselves with the houses on either side only accessible from the stairs. Exploring LA's forgotten stairways 2013-08-19T00:02:14Z Dews-Hall, who has weak knees, is resigned to climb three flights of steps to her apartment in Southeast Washington, near Good Hope Road. In District, affordable-housing plan hasn’t delivered 2013-07-07T23:33:40Z Do you have difficulty walking up one flight of steps?• The New Old Age Blog: Learning to Spot Frailty 2013-06-21T16:19:23Z At each end a broad flight of steps runs to the outside ground level, and at the top of each there is a great gate. From the archive, 3 August 1936: Herr Hitler opens the Berlin Olympics 2012-08-03T06:30:00Z The study accuses agents of exacerbating the property crisis by being "oblivious" to the practical issues around disabled living – in some cases even taking wheelchair-users to view properties that are up flights of steps. Young disabled people failed by estate agents and property websites 2012-07-04T06:30:05Z Huffing and puffing up one last flight of steps I find myself under a tree that was probably here when Shakespeare was alive. The world's oldest clove tree 2012-06-23T10:51:22Z At the head of a flight of steps, he started down. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z By this time they had reached the vestibule from which a little flight of steps conducted into the garden, and Ma�tre Jerome stood there with his lord's hat and polished cane in his hand. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Without troubling to remove any of his clothes, although he kicked off his canvas shoes, Enrico cautiously descended a flight of steps until his feet touched the water. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Behind them was a natural scarp of twenty-five or thirty feet high, with a flight of steps wide enough only for a single man to ascend at a time. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z It stands on a high terrace, mounted by long flights of steps, which give it an imposing effect. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The proprietor was called out to quell the disturbance, but long before he reached the lobby, dozens of guests and callers streamed up the endless flights of steps to examine the vacant suite of rooms. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z And the way up to it was by a long flight of steps. Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood 2012-04-13T02:00:19.530Z It was a double-fronted Georgian house with a delicate fanlight over the door, from which a fan-shaped flight of steps guarded by a pair of tall iron flambeau-stands led down to the pavement. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Thence a broad long flight of steps leads to the porch of pillars of the fortress of Zion; on the right is the king’s palace and in the center the adjoining temple. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z As we stand on the top, and look down the long flight of steps which leads to the valley below, we find that we are on the crest of a mountain of stone. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z I stepped to the hole and looked down upon a narrow flight of steps all covered with the earth that had fallen from above. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z He saw a flight of steps that stood on the ground, the top of which was far, far up in the sky. Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood 2012-04-13T02:00:19.530Z Very quickly, side by side, they ran down flight after flight of steps, until, at last, they found themselves upon the sidewalk of the famous street that traverses New York from end to end. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z It consists of a great room and one smaller, a vestibule, and a flight of steps. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z It is lined with temples and palaces, which descend to the water by flights of steps, or ghauts, which at this hour are thronged with devout Hindoos. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z A short flight of steps, like a little ladder, led them to the outside of the tree. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z The capital is a cross between a Spanish and an Eastern town; most of its streets are flights of steps. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The tenth and last flight of steps brings one beneath the cupola, and to the machinery by which a light of the first order is maintained. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z A flight of steps leads from this court to the narrow Terrace of the Navicella, in front of the palace, so called from a bronze ship with which its fountain is decorated. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z At the end, down a short flight of steps, was a door. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Immediately a large slab of rock, forming a sort of door, but fitting so closely when shut that no one would have suspected its existence, opened inwards, disclosing a flight of steps. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z Easily unfastening one of these eastern windows, Fidunia perceived a flight of steps leading thence into the palace gardens below. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Frank went out, holding the tray before him, and ascended the flight of steps. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z In the centre of the tribune is an ancient marble episcopal throne, raised by a flight of steps. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z A second yellow carpet was unrolled to cover the flight of steps on the left of the porch, more eunuchs went by, more Gladstone bags were carried past me. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The flight of steps was a short one. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z Leading downward into the ground was a broad flight of steps. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z I hastened up to him, therefore, but as I reached his side, he turned round quite methodically, and walked quickly down a flight of steps that led to the beach. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z They then ascended a long and exceedingly steep flight of steps, leading up to a high mound covered with ilexes. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The two flights of steps curve on right and left to a trivial glass porch which reminded me of that bulbous addition to certain pretentious houses which is dignified by the name "winter garden." The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Its floor is much lower than the marketplace without: so that on entering through the west door you find a flight of steps before you, and the congregation at your feet immersed in candlelit gloom. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z The exterior of the Caves of Artá, viewed when, turning away from the sun, one mounted the big flight of steps leading to the vast opening in the face of the cliff, was sublime. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Immediately opposite was another mountain, up which there was a path leading to a flight of steps. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The basin, occupies the whole breadth of the piazza, whence flights of steps descend to its border. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z You pass it, ascending the arch by a long flight of steps to the apex, and descending again to the opposite side. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Lofty flights of steps lead to a raised porch, formed by three arches decorated with carvings lately and successfully restored. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z An orange orchard pokes itself in here, a vine trellis projects there, a flight of steps interjects its crooked way at every corner. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z By now he was no doubt at the bottom of the great flight of steps on each side of which stood the strange, fantastic statues. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z A second door will admit to the higher terrace of the Boschetto; a tiny wood of ancient ilexes, from which a steep flight of steps leads to the "Belvidere," whence there is a beautiful view. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He had come up the drive unnoticed, and having skirted the edge of the crowd had gained access to the terrace from another flight of steps at the end. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z And these, where some of the younger sons and farm-servants slept, had a separate staircase; the garret was approached by a ladder-like flight of steps leading to nowhere else. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Some one lit a match, revealing a short flight of steps leading to the water. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z From the gallery they could see the light grow smaller and fainter as the Prussian descended a narrow flight of steps. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z A flight of steps leads from the church to the Catacomb of Calepodius, where many of the early popes and martyrs were buried. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He shouldered the small portmanteau, and stepped briskly and lightly up the flight of steps that leads to the Place du Casino. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z A guide appears and guides one down a flight of steps which are at first palpably modern. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Then a little sun-dried old woman popped her head out, and with a scared face fled up a broad flight of steps that led from the courtyard to the floor above. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Lifting this, Fernando pointed to a flight of steps that led down into impenetrable darkness. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Another flight of steps leads to the spot where S. Pancrazio was martyred. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Some Apple trees in our town had a copy of an Elizabethan garden furnishing; their branches enclosed tree platforms about twelve feet from the ground, reached by a narrow ladder or flight of steps. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z It is a town of long vaulted staircases, branching into 305 dark alleys, out of which the houses are approached by flights of steps. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It stands on the highest terraces, and is reached by a flight of steps. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z The path grew steeper as they approached the entrance to the caves, and presently they found themselves at the foot of a flight of steps. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z We descend into it by a flight of steps, and the depth of water it contains varies with the height of the Tiber. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z There are three doors at the top of the fine flight of steps which leads to the building. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The box, redolent of cigarette ends and cheap binding glue, tumbled through City Room’s mail slot with all the subtlety of a body heaved down a flight of steps. City Room: Want to Be a Pulp Fiction Writer? Here's Your Chance 2012-02-27T18:33:54Z These terraces are ascended by flights of steps. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z As they passed down the great flight of steps, Harry Urquhart turned and looked back. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The scene on the long flight of steps which leads to the west door of Ara-Cœli is very curious during Epiphany. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The castle at Heritzburg, rising abruptly above the roofs of the houses, is accessible from the town by a flight of steps cut in the rock. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Every child knows that a really good flight of steps will take half the bricks in his box and leave insufficient material for the edifice to which the steps were intended to lead up. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Underneath the cliff is a terrace of sand, to which a flight of steps, eked out with a foot-path, assists the descent. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It approached the hour of daybreak when Harry Urquhart and his party reached the foot of the great flight of steps that led to the entrance to the caves, where stood the two carved giants. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The body was borne tenderly up a long flight of steps and carried into a chamber and placed on a bed. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z He had come almost to the foot of the little flight of steps by which he could reach his seat when he happened to look up, and he caught sight of a familiar face. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z In the centre stands a platform about 20 ft. high by 200 ft. square, supported by arches and ascended by four flights of steps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z This gully, as I have explained, falls towards the shore at a very steep angle, the rocks, as it were, forming a gigantic flight of steps. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z He had retraced his steps some distance, with the object of getting some kind of torch, when he was met by Fernando at the head of the long flight of steps. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The ends that used to join the river have been walled up, and adorned with flights of steps which lead to decaying boat-houses. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Directly facing these figures--at the opposite end of the square, that is--a short wide flight of steps, and a low terrace paved with coloured marbles, lead to the front entrance. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z His misgivings grew as he came in sight of the door, and saw Sir Robert on the flight of steps which led to it. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Ascending to it by a flight of steps, and passing through a pillared portico, you found yourself in a handsome hall, paved in imitation of mosaic. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z They were like a flight of steps in height, and the oldest was a very pretty girl, possibly as old as Agnes, but much smaller. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z I stepped out into the terrace to follow him, but before I had reached the flight of steps, I heard a pistol crack and saw a little cloud of smoke hang above the bushes there. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Presently there was revealed a flat slab of stone, which, when he had cleared its edges of sand, he lifted, revealing a shallow flight of steps. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Stair, stār, n. a series of steps for ascending to a higher level: one of such steps: a flight of steps, only in pl.: Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z "Put him in the fountain," shouted Mirrilees, and the struggling mass surged slowly out of the doorway and down the shallow flight of steps into the Great Court. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z The chairman was seen to rise from a flight of steps at the side of the platform. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z And they walked up the long flight of steps to Roquebrune, talking banalities. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Others again were approached by flights of steps, all of which were removed to the detriment of many buildings in the suburbs. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The houses in this square have been all rebuilt; but Kenge and Co.’s offices used to flourish in the north-west corner, where still the rising of the ground necessitates an exterior flight of steps. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z At another side were two great store-houses, full of goods, brought from the inland, and near these a flight of steps, cut in the rock, led to the castle of the summit. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Cynthia ran down the broad flight of steps into Westminster Hall, and skimmed across the historic flags of the ancient building without a pause. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z They hurried down the steep flight of steps. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z It is approached from the west by a double flight of steps and contains many ancient monuments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z They had gone down a flight of steps and first entered a small cabin which was evidently intended for a living room. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z She could just about see that she had only one short flight of steps to go to reach a door. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z I once walked up a long flight of steps to that village many years ago. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z All four of us rushed hastily down the three flights of steps to the bottom, and came below upon a crushed and mangled mass on the spattered pavement. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z He loved to sit on the platform on the top of the double flight of steps leading to the garden after dinner on hot nights, smoking and talking. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z There are curious effects in architecture, where the barns and other outbuildings far overtop the dwellings, and have to be reached by flights of steps or angling paths. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The student expressed his willingness to do so, on which the ghost commenced to descend a flight of steps, dragging its legs as it went like a man whose limbs were weighted with iron shackles. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Pamela at that moment had just come round the bend, and was on the small platform from which the final flight of steps began. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The vault, which had not been opened since Margaret's coffin had been placed there in 1532, was entered by a flight of steps from the choir. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z "The question is, Is he ever good, even with her?" said Claudia, following Lenox up the long flight of steps that winds in square turns up, up, to the top of the campanile. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The carriage stops before a flight of steps leading to a simple but spacious ante-room. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z The pair left the office and descended a flight of steps. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z A flight of steps cut in the rock leads to the highest platform, whence there is an excellent view over these monumental edifices. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z There was but one flight of steps to the summit, and no mode of egress save by the entrance from whence they led. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Scene 1.—Great door in the middle of the stage under a stone cross, with flights of steps leading to door. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z The main hall is a rotunda, a kind of pagoda built on top of a platform, which, with its balustrade and the flight of steps skirting it all round, are of finely carved marble. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Taking Hassan and Constantin with us, we went up the long flight of steps and down a corridor leading to the Vali's room. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z She led the protesting Forbes homeward again, down the long flight of steps. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z On the western side of the terrace towards the northern edge, two flights of steps, receding into the terrace, and joining at the top, lead up to the surface and the gate of the palace. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z No one could have expected that this fine flight of steps would lead to squalor and the haunts of indigence. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Before eight in the morning they had gathered in groups beside the two flights of steps leading to the portico. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Up the mountain side, flanked by rows of stone lanterns, ran a wide flight of steps and at the top was the gate-way to the temple itself. Captain June 2011-12-08T03:00:26.820Z There was a flight of steps leading up, on the inside, into the Parvise or room over the southern porch. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z It’s really a flight of steps, you know. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The carriage, with its high stepping, showy horses, began to slacken speed, and they descended the long flight of steps quietly, side by side. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z Then he went down the flight of steps leading below to the interior of the house. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z At the foot of the broad flight of steps leading up to her own hall door she stopped for the first time. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z All along the quay are flights of steps cut in the granite, and descending to a granite platform, where boats are constantly in attendance for passengers. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Beneath one of these—that to the right as you reach the head of the first flight of steps—the sultana is alleged to have kept her tryst with Hamet, the Abencerrage. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z I paused to recover my breath and watched him out of sight, then turning to the house ascended the flight of steps. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z By the light which penetrated his cell from this source, he saw it was furnished with a stone bench, and a narrow flight of steps in one corner communicated with a trap-door above. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The basement is used for culinary purposes, and the first story, which contains the parlors, is reached by a short flight of steps. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z From one end of the base of this structure, a flight of steps rose to a terrace at the base of the second story of the pyramid. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z The flight of steps leading up to the porch was of white marble. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z From the gay, bright Rue Royale four flights of steps lead down to the Rue d'Isabelle, and the chimneys of its houses are level with one's feet as one stands at the top of them. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z The steep short flight of steps terminated in a narrow passage that led toward the stern whence came the muffled sound of voices. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z On the west side of the house, a flight of steps led from one of the lower windows down the bank, with an old pear-tree growing through it. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z With these he worked day and night to build a temple of flowers on the great flight of steps before the house, down which the old man would be carried. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z But, preceding the foremost, twenty Levites passed up the flight of steps, and under the direction of a captain, laid shoulder to the valves and threw all their strength against them. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z On the right a flight of steps leads up into the Rucellai chapel where, half concealed in darkness, hangs the famous picture once supposed to mark the very birthday of Florentine painting. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z Giving some further directions, the Earl then led the way across a court, and entering another wing of the palace, ascended a flight of steps, and traversed a magnificent corridor. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The porter looked at the new-comer inquisitively through the half-open window, but he only gave him a hasty glance as he walked on with quiet, measured tread to the flight of steps. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Culchard is sitting by a small doorway at the foot of a flight of steps leading to the Spire. The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes 2011-10-12T02:00:49.553Z As in the cathedral at Chester, one enters from the west down a flight of steps, held a moment in admiration by the solemn grandeur of this fine church. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Instantly the hound started upon his legs, and with a loud yell, and with eyes flashing fire, ran nearly round the corridor down a flight of steps and through the passage to the gate. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z A flag beneath the grate, in which a fire was never kindled, was then raised, and disclosed a flight of steps leading to a vault beneath. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z It has three stories, a flat roof, a fine flight of steps, a courtyard, a crypt, and a look-out; but it is all being paid for by the proceeds of Les Contemplations.' Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Nathan led them straight to the foot of a narrow flight of steps, roughly hewn in the masonry and scarcely discernible a few yards away. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z It contains a good altar, placed high above a flight of steps, and some interesting fourteenth-century frescoes. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Up to the time he had reached the flight of steps, leading up from the drive to the verandah, no one had moved. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z You must then descend the short flight of steps before you, and pass as quickly as you can through the room where you will see my father and mother. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The bazaar or "market" is reached from the street by deep flights of steps. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z Then, with some difficulty, he raised the slab upon which it had stood, revealing a narrow opening in the floor and another flight of steps. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A fine flight of steps leads up to the High Altar, Choir and Tribune. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The two men carried him back up the flight of steps, not daring to try the experiment of the passage leading to the library. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Whatever effect this scrutiny might secretly have upon Catesby, he maintained a cheerful and confident demeanour, and mounting a flight of steps, harangued the band in energetic and exciting terms. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z They are always on order," remarked the Gardeness as she led Monica up a high flight of steps, "but we forward them in our own way. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Halfway up the second flight of steps, behind the row of priests, Pethuel appeared in the crowd. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The upper storey is reached by two flights of steps which, built outside, give entrance to the sepulchral chamber from a gallery or platform that circulates round the exterior. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z “Be careful,” he called; “there should be a flight of steps along here somewhere.” The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Azimoolah vanished in the darkness, and the General strolled on to the end of the terrace, where the descent of a flight of steps brought him to the main entrance of the mansion. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Rapidly fleeing along the passage way, the pair reached a flight of steps, at the head of which was a door. Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z They made several turns in the passage, ascended a last short flight of steps, and came to a second door, which their guide pushed open. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A double flight of steps leads up to the entrance-door, on either side of which are tall windows. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z We turn at last through a great stone gate, and circling round a drive, stop at the bottom of a flight of steps, up which I slowly climb. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Mr. Sellwood was impressed by both; he followed the other to the nearest flight of steps leading down to the lawn. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Below was a flight of steps, leading to a gallery. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Still worse, they must pass the entrance of a broad flight of steps that led downward into the city and formed the usual means of ascent to the top of the wall. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z At the back of this false gable a flight of steps ascends from the roof to the statue. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z At their feet lay a small flight of steps upon which played a feeble light from the inside. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The first flight of steps the doctor accomplished with perfect success, and with perfect accuracy recorded it as number one. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z After we had sufficiently admired the exterior of the palace, we ascended the flights of steps which lead up the terraces, and went into it. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z A second or two afterwards I came to a balustrade, felt my way along it, and found that I was at the foot of a broad flight of steps. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z The fa�ade, which faces the Piazza del Duomo, has a fine flight of steps leading to an entrance on the first floor. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The stairwell, near the home plate gate out of sight from the field, consists of a series of flights of steps leading from the upper deck of seats to ground level. Fan falls, knocked unconscious at Rangers Ballpark 2011-08-28T06:39:36Z We climb a broad flight of steps, always upwards, up the wide, precipitous, dreary boulevard with sprouts of trees. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z She stood at one side of the broad stone flight of steps eagerly watching the main entrance to the building. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The contradiction is not necessary, for a flight of steps at the east end of the cella of Athena is perfectly possible. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z The fa�ade, approached by a good flight of steps, is unfinished. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z To the south and north of these two chambers respectively, are iron gates and flights of steps giving access to the churchyard. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z This grove opened, a little, near the middle; and in the space thus cleared, there stood with a surrounding flight of steps, a small Greek temple or shrine, with a statue in the centre. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z They went up a flight of steps and through several rooms. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The city is built on rocky limestone bluffs, which rise rather abruptly on each side of the river, and a number of the parallel streets, of different levels, are connected by flights of steps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z This fine Romanesque structure is entered by a flight of steps at the west end; it is built over a massively constructed crypt, now used as a granary. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Another flight of steps, and they emerged on the roof. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z I study its flights of steps, its strange tubes and vents and boilers. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The damp, musty smell was stronger now, and Joe was glad to see, in the dim darkness of the cellar, a flight of steps. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z And build a flight of steps over him. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Tortuous uphill streets lead to the piazza, where, on a steep incline, a fine double flight of steps with a marble balustrade give on to the spacious cloistered court or atrium beyond which it stands. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z When the long flight of steps was reached, she rushed at them boldly. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z The larger share of the residences of the merchants and well-to-do citizens is situated on the hillsides, to reach which it is necessary to ascend long flights of steps. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Cremieux and I presently stood at the top of a rough and tumble-down flight of steps which led to a pier in somewhat better condition. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z It consists of a square, built round an open central court, and the approach is by a noble portico of eight Ionic columns, raised on a flight of steps. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z A flight of steps led up to this edifice: upon the highest step, and at the foot of the altar, Amr� was seated alone and weeping. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z At the lordly flight of steps he paused and hesitated. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z Hitherto flights of steps and balconies had been only painted, not being intended for actual use by the performers. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z The cross will join other large artifacts at the museum, including the so-called Survivors' Stairway, an outdoor flight of steps that led hundreds of evacuees to safety. Steel girders shaped like cross headed back to Ground Zero 2011-07-18T22:29:47Z He did this by having long flights of steps leading directly from the lawn to the front and rear entrances of the Great Hall. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z So distracted was he in his bewilderment, that when he reached the end of the passage, instead of going straight out, he took the flight of steps which led down to the cells. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z You may remember, sir, how even in your day they congregated in groups on this broad and elegant flight of steps, waiting for custom, lighting up the scene with their bright costumes. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Miss Twettenham led the way towards a handsome conservatory, through which there was a flight of steps descending to the lawn. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z From a pocket he produced a long brass key and unlocked a door covered with red leather, disclosing an up-leading flight of steps to which he pushed me. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z It is reached by a flight of steps almost as long as Jacob's ladder. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The floor of this apartment is raised above the level of the stage and is approached by a short flight of steps. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Seizing her hand, Oldstone led her down the flight of steps, at the foot of which stood her father, watch in hand. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Immensely broad flights of steps led up to an enormous platform, around which we roamed, bewildered by the wonderful array of uncouth monsters grouped everywhere. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The cottage had but one bedroom and a landing above the steep and narrow flight of steps that led to it from the kitchen. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Beyond the chapel we ascended a flight of steps to the battlements, shadowed by wide branching trees of various descriptions, issuing from the moat beneath. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z As he ascended the steep flight of steps which led to the voorkuis the door swayed open and revealed the weeping figure of Sara, his niece. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z A ragged track, half path, half water-course, diverged from the stream, leading up the bush-covered hillside, steep as a flight of steps. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z There’s a flight of steps here that leads to the water. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z The selfsame banks of an equal abruptness still rise above the road; the rough and crazy flight of steps still leads up to the gateway of Lanfranc’s old Hospital for Lepers, the Hospital of Harbledown. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Very quietly the flight of steps was mounted and the corridor entered. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z A steep flight of steps led up to one end of the stoep; these Kanu mounted, leading Elsie by the hand. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z His heavy footsteps were pounding the second flight of steps before a voice broke the hush in the stuffy little room, a voice faint and toneless, dim and passionless. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Meanwhile, he hastened to the baraduri, an elegant structure which was approached by a flight of steps and stood in the angle of two high battlemented walls. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Coming at length to a narrow flight of steps leading downwards, the fact that he was nearing the object of his quest was borne in upon his sense with ever-increasing pungency. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z They came at length to a large double window opening on to some leads, and then descending by a flight of steps to the garden. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z The passage ended in a short flight of steps, at the top of which was another door, a regular proper door this time, with a handle and a lock, but no key in the lock. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z "Well, I do!" she flashed; and turning, ran up the fourth flight of steps. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z By slow degrees—working by night, and covering over my work by day—I have dug out a flight of steps which led to it. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Back it rolled, leaving what was practically a trap in the floor, and as the light shone down this a flight of steps was revealed leading into darkness. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z In a corridor leading to a flight of steps two jaded-looking reporters were talking eagerly. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z The sun was already high, and the shadow of the roof had already shifted when he heard a confused sound of light feet upon the outer flight of steps. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z The five flights of steps were long and steep and covered with a compound of fabric, grease, and dirt which, today resembling a thin layer of decayed rubber, had once been bright linoleum. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Across the terrace, and down the flight of steps bordered with flowers that wept heavy drops, she passed away into the valley—away to her eternal rest. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z He took a lantern from the table and led the way, while I followed him along the entrance hall and down a steep flight of steps. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z He passed into the inner courtyard, and led them down a flight of steps to a room in the cellar used by two of the domestics as a bed-chamber. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z For ten minutes a pair of comedians fell up and down a flight of steps, and the audience shrieked approval. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The stable yard was some distance below the crest of the hill, and I recalled that we had descended several flights of steps. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z We mounted the staircase, a broad, old-fashioned flight of steps, surmounted with heavy balustrades of black oak. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Dolly walked on a little, and stood by the railings, and the flight of steps that lead into the beautiful inner court of this great Palace of Art. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z As we approached the church, up a steep street and a flight of steps, we passed a number of unfortunate Armenian women and children who 142 had been turned out to make room for us. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Suddenly Jean de Blaye rose abruptly, looking annoyed, and moved away in the direction of the door that led to the flight of steps going down to the garden. Bijou 2011-05-25T02:00:22.743Z We descended a broad flight of steps and came out upon another terrace. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z I looked down upon it with a sad, heavy feeling, though my eyes passed over a terrace crowned with a wilderness of flowers, reached by a flight of steps. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z She unlocked a door and led the way up a low flight of steps. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Mr. Thornton, whom I had expected to find groaning on his couch, was standing on the top of a high flight of steps, reaching down heavy quartos. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z And, to the fletcher's terror, a burly man-at-arms came down a flight of steps at the side of the gate, and advanced towards him. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z These arcades are reached by flights of steps at the corners of the streets, and contain some very attractive shops. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z The first was a carriage-road, which was connected with the house by a long flight of steps leading across the first flower-terrace to the front door. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The shrubbery wound up to a lawn stretched before the windows of the house: a large, old-fashioned stone-built house, with gabled roofs, and a flight of steps leading to the entrance-hall. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z A long flight of steps led down to the tables. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z The next moment he was at the top of a flight of steps leading from one side of the hall to an upper room, from which the voice seemed to proceed. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z They could not but follow it, and it led them beyond the dome up a flight of steps to a terrace which was open to the sky. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z Jessie did not answer, but passed me, descending to the terrace and down the flight of steps. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z "We'll engage a guide here," said Rob as they ran up the broad flight of steps leading to the western entrance of the Capitol. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z Opposite the fortress stood the Temple, a broad stone structure approached by a great flight of steps, at the top of which was a sacrificial altar. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z Mrs. Mathieson made no answer, but groaned internally, and they went up the flight of steps which led to their part of the house. Little Nettie or, Home Sunshine 2011-04-29T02:00:07.153Z The second arrow fell in the yard of a merchant's house, on a flight of steps; and on the steps stood a beautiful girl, the merchant's daughter. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z Up the sides were several flights of steps, and at the top of the frustum was standing room for a number of people; but in the stand proper there was room for but one. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z A few yards beyond the abbey, you cross St. Mary’s churchyard to the top of a long flight of steps, where a remarkable scene opens suddenly beneath. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z They had been moving up and down corridors and short flights of steps while talking, and had taken little note of the length of the passage to Prince Huaca’s apartments. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z A flight of steps leads to the roof, and a long ladder projecting through a hole in the roof leads down to the inside. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z He might meet with some pit, or hole, or flight of steps, or the gallery might turn off abruptly to the right or left. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Two men walking side by side and preceded by two guards and followed by two, passed up the short flight of steps to the platform, and occupied the seats before mentioned. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z He unlocks a door, and leads the way down a steep, rude flight of steps into a rocky chasm, from which ascends the noise of falling water. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z In his endeavour to convince the novelist of his rectitude, the visitor became wildly excited, and, moving backwards, he fell headlong down the flight of steps. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Again he listened for a time, and then felt his way around the wall, and so came to a flight of steps. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z The three girls crept down the last flight of steps and out into the foggy morning. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z At the right, a flight of steps led upward, and to their left the place was occupied by some chairs and stools. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z He found the door closed, jerked it open and ran down a steep flight of steps. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z A brownstone house, not particularly distinguishable from its neighbors it was, entered by a flight of steps above an old-fashioned or “American” basement. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Straight across from the coal bin there’s a short flight of steps up to a door that opens on the alley. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Through the crooked alleys they wandered, peeping under dark arches and up long flights of steps. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z The reception of a new Viceroy on the spacious flight of steps at Government House, and the handing over charge of the Indian Empire which immediately follows, forms an imposing spectacle. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z A flight of steps ascended from the water's edge to the portcullis. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The girl's passionate denunciation came to an end just as she halted at the foot of the great flight of steps leading up to the entrance of the Eldorado Hotel. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z At the top of each flight of steps were doors called vomitoria, which gave egress from the theatre, and communicated directly with the external stair-cases596. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z One more flight of steps and they stood on the second floor. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z The chief entrance appears to have been in the east front by a lofty flight of steps. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z At that instant he heard, he felt, the flight of steps in the flat. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z We passed through a passage and up a short flight of steps into a very handsome room, capable, I understood, of accommodating two hundred persons at dinner. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z On it the yacht's boat had just deposited a couple of passengers, who, with bags in their hands, were hastening up a flight of steps. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z A steep flight of steps led us to another stone doorway, on the lintel of which were carved queer figures of beasts. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z A flight of steps leads into a chasm, with high rocks towering all round and the most brilliant and varied greens beneath. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The staircase, a narrow crooked flight of steps with slippery sloping stairs, creaked beneath my feet; I was afraid it would break down as I mounted to the Meinecks' appartement. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z Summoned by a blast of trumpets, the public ascend a steep short flight of steps to a large, undecorated auditorium. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Without waiting to see whether this order would be obeyed, the boys ran up the flight of steps and dashed away down the long wharf. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z Again I threw the cartridges, and, as before, we wandered through a passage, now almost dark, expecting each moment to reach the flight of steps by which we had descended some hours before. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z It is a dull town with a great cathedral, and another church raised high above the market-place and approached by long flights of steps. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Along the inside of the outer wall ran a wooden gallery, which was paced by sentinels and was reached from below by two flights of steps. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z They went up a flight of steps leading to a half-glass door. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Berenson and Salvador share a bedroom beside a kitchen alcove, where a flight of steps leads down to the front door. The Liberation of Lori Berenson 2011-03-02T18:31:23Z Uncle Ephraim was seated on an inverted cotton basket, and Aunt Chaney, with the three "ladies" clustered about her knees, sat on the flight of steps that led down from a cautiously closed door. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z A broad flight of steps took us to the stately Bruhl terrace above the river—golden in the sunset. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Beate followed her into the villa, they passed through a garden lighted with red lamps, up a flight of steps, covered with a lovely carpet. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z On gaining the last flight of steps, the great door was thrown open, and Medóko advanced to the audience of leave previous to his departure to the seat of his government. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Then noiselessly she rose and glided away through the shadow of the arches towards the east, and up a flight of steps the children had not observed before. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z In contrast, he leaps effortlessly over the urban infrastructure, landing casually on a front wheel, or bouncing gracefully along a flight of steps. How Danny MacAskill's bike tricks have become a YouTube hit 2011-02-20T20:00:03Z "Oh, I forgot to bring down the book you lent me, Alma!" she exclaimed, standing on the lowest of the flight of steps. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z We see the long flight of steps up to the choir, and perhaps get a glimpse, through the door in the screen, of the farther and higher flight up to the Holy Table. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z A flight of steps connected one end of the balcony with the ground, and I fancied from the steps I could discern a faint path running away among the trees. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z At one place a roughly built, crooked flight of steps all the way down the face of the bluff, offered a path to the boathouse. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z But she bounded vigorously up a long flight of steps in the park without even puffing. Could this be the end of road for Jeannie Longo? 2011-02-11T17:13:08Z The stone platform before the principal entrance was constructed with a flight of steps leading thereto; but the rather graceful portico which it was intended to sustain, was never added. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Turning between two vast cloth-of-gold standards, the blooms of which met and clustered about his head, he ascended a flight of steps and found himself in a broad verandah furnished with cane lounges and hammocks. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z A little farther on is a rock-cut platform, with a well, approached by a broad flight of steps, which probably served for spectators of the sacred procession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z They came finally to the foot of the long flight of steps and Nan marshalled her forces. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z The low branches of the twisted tree over the flight of steps made strange patterns above us against the sky. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z At each extremity of the piazza was a broad and spacious flight of steps, descending into the garden which enclosed the dwelling on every side. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z He pushed aside a clump of brush and exposed to view a flight of steps cut in the face of the rock. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Even the statement that we could ascend another flight of steps inside the statue and stand in its very head did not tempt us. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Nan locked the door, and she and Mrs. Cupp came in the rear as the whole party scuttled up the long flight of steps to the brow of the bluff. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z He was summarily halted as he passed the flight of steps leading up to the terrace. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z This becomes especially trying at the flight of steps mounting to the little church where the procession ends in front of the shrine of the great saint. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z We saw them go down the flight of steps, limping and looking piteous and ill. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z It stands in a kind of circular grass plot a little below the present level, with short flights of steps leading down to it. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z I found that flight of steps up into the cellar of the Hall. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z It was a two-story and basement brick building, the parlors of which were elevated several feet above the ground, and entrance was obtained by ascending a flight of steps in the center of the edifice. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z They descended a long and dilapidated flight of steps, and at last arrived in a deep gloomy vault. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z In a corner of this cellar is a trap-door which, lifted up, leads to a break-neck flight of steps hewn out in the rock. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The great empty space by the flight of steps had not seen for a long time such a united group walk on the well-rolled gravel. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z Holland, looking at once shocked and rather excited, pointed out the tall, narrow building, wedged into a line of similar buildings, with a high flight of steps leading to the open door. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z In the course of this wandering, however, she had passed an ancient church with a high flight of steps, where she paused to gaze for a few moments in awe and wonder. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z When he reached it, he sent them home again with one of the lanterns, and taking the other in his hand, he boldly ascended a long flight of steps. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z As to myself, I chose for a resting-place a flight of steps. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z If you are not afraid of three flights of steps, I shall be ready to receive you tomorrow morning, between 10 and 12 o'clock. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Then the man mounted the last flight of steps. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z A crowd rushed towards the Hall, and lined the flight of steps leading to the grand entrance. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z The dwelling stands on a gentle eminence, and is neat and even handsome in exterior, with a flight of steps leading up to the portico. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z In this same parish of St. David’s, there was a flight of steps leading down to the sea, among which were a certain few which uttered a miraculous sound, like the ringing of a bell. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z There were only a few flights of steps leading down into the garden. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The Tsarevich went up a flight of steps into a barn, and from the barn he went into the hut, prayed to God, and begged for a good night’s rest. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The Capitol, 751 feet long, built of white marble, with a superb dome and majestic flights of steps, is one of the grandest, most imposing-looking, edifices in the world. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z "It was pitch black where he was at and couldn't see where he was going and fell down two flights of steps." Ravens rookie to miss training camp with head injury 2010-07-27T13:55:00Z Though knocked over, he threw one opponent over his shoulder "and down a flight of steps", only to be confronted by a policeman holding a gun. Adam Blacklaw obituary 2010-04-25T18:25:00Z The dog ran before him past a number of flower-beds into a narrow walk with hedges on either side, down to a flight of steps, which led through the hedge upon a kind of terrace. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The dark recesses of a sunken passageway end in a flight of steps leading to daylight. Paedophilia and the Catholic church: Evil orders 2010-03-18T11:42:00Z Overhanging the shops, like the eaves of a house, are the upper stories, to which additional flights of steps give access. Cathedral Cities of England The galley was brought close to the flight of steps leading down to the dark water beneath the arch, and the prisoners were bidden go aboard. The Great Mogul He descended a short flight of steps that lay there, and which led down to the cellars of the old mansion. The Princess Galva A Romance To the east of this large flights of steps lead up to the temple proper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" At the further end the fire on the hearth played against the blackened wall, and to the right a flight of steps led to the upper story. Four Phases of Love The principal front, the west, is composed of a double portico of Corinthian fluted pillars, with two flights of steps leading down to the road-level. Cathedral Cities of England Like the Etruscan temple, it is raised on a podium, and approached by a flight of steps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" He paused at the foot of a flight of steps leading to a library. Whispering Wires A door opened to my hand, and I fell down a flight of steps, the shrill shrieks of the mad women behind me resounding keen and batlike to my ears. Deep Moat Grange There are three separate flights of steps on the Cobb, and the local photographer, in the interests of trade, had to fix on one of them as the scene of the jump. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History At last he came to a sudden pause before a flight of steps leading down to the door of a small wine shop, which was little more than a cellar. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 The external double flight of steps with elaborate balustrade, and the twisted columns which flank the principal doorway, are extremely picturesque, if not quite in accordance with the principles of Palladio or Vignola. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" A flight of steps would lead quite unexpectedly from one room into the next, and here and there a door, instead of leading out of a room, opened, to one's surprise, into a huge closet. A Sister's Love A Novel Back of the turf stage is a graveled stage slightly raised and reached by two flights of steps. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors They consist of great masses of rock, which, piled one above another, rise like a flight of steps from very deep water, against the bold cliff of Carrigmahon. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry He tied his horse to the garden-railings, and strode with heavy, noisy tread up the small flight of steps, on the parapet of which, in wide-bellied urns, half-faded aster plants mournfully drooped their heads. The Wish A Novel From the former, it borrowed the raised platform on which their palaces were built, the broad flights of steps leading up to them and the winged human-headed bulls which flank the portals of the propylaea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" This latter building has a magnificent flight of steps, in front of which is an equestrian statue—you guess whose, of course: the inevitable, the eternal, the never-to-be-sufficiently-paraded. Friend Mac Donald We left them and stood at the head of the long flight of steps, admiring the picturesque scene. Glories of Spain They followed the road, which was considerably higher than the level of the canal, and found that the front door was reached by an entrance down a flight of steps. Sinister Street, vol. 2 That window looked out upon a short flight of steps, leading from the square by the church to some stables, and thence to a short cut to Albogasio Superiore. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico Romans, following the Etruscan custom, invariably raised their temples on a podium with a flight of steps on the main front. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The entrance to the first floor is on the east side, by a flight of steps leading to a platform projecting outside fourteen feet from the wall. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations A narrow street to the right led to a short flight of steps, above which rose the west front of the cathedral. Glories of Spain She had walked out to the flight of steps which led down into the courtyard, where the head groom was holding the bridle of a beautiful English horse which wore a lady's saddle. The Children of the World I joined the party, and we descended a flight of steps, each of us bearing in our hands a taper, or rather tall, narrow candle. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I It was a sepulchral temple, and being built on rising ground was approached by flights of steps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Before the chief entrance of the chapel was a grand flight of steps, with a generous platform capable of giving standing-room to any church ceremonial or gathering of worshippers. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 The long, magnificent flight of steps were in full sunshine also. Glories of Spain There's an outside flight of steps from the back up to his room. The Land of Strong Men As soon as my eyes became accustomed to the darkness I was able to detect a flight of steps leading down into a dark vault below. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance It was built on a platform raised 10 ft. above the terrace and approached by four flights of steps on the north side, the principal entrance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The Scot followed down a flight of steps, beneath blossoming oleander bushes, and found himself presently upon a narrow terrace-walk, divided from a neighbouring garden by a lattice of green-painted wood. The Firebrand As we looked, one of them passed in slow contemplation at the foot of the long flight of steps—steps nearly as broad as the cathedral itself. Glories of Spain So he climbed the short flight of steps and rang the bell. The Master's Violin And even as she spoke the great hearthstone sank down endwise turning upon itself and disclosing a narrow flight of steps. Our Admirable Betty A Romance As a general rule they are set on a platform to which a long flight of steps lead up, and are enclosed within an outer wall or a continuous colonnade. Architecture Passing in by a dilapidated "grille" which once had been richly gilded, they entered by a flight of steps a great hall which ran the entire length of the building. The Fortunes Of Glencore Impossible to believe an hour had passed since we stood at the top of that vast flight of steps overlooking the darkness. Glories of Spain The streets of the higher and older part of the town are narrow and tortuous, and in places so steep that means of ascent is provided by flights of steps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" He made his way up flight after flight of steps, through room after room of the sleeping palace, until he reached his own wing. The Return of Tharn It was impossible for any one to see into the living-rooms, for the house was built upon a slope and the front door was approached by a flight of steps. Hard Pressed About half an hour's brisk walking brought him to the side of the lough, and the narrow flight of steps cut in the rock, which descended to the little boat-quay. The Fortunes Of Glencore A broad, magnificent, apparently endless flight of steps such as few cathedrals possess faced the west front. Glories of Spain Bertha then led the way up a very narrow flight of steps, which were scarcely to be called a staircase. Little Miss Joy From somewhere below them a door slammed heavily and sandaled feet, several pairs of them judging from the sound, approached the base of that same flight of steps. The Return of Tharn Surely I have read this wonderfully graphic description of a flight of steps somewhere before? Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 They crossed the arena, whose pebbles he felt under foot, and mounted another flight of steps, leading to the deck of another wreck. The Tremendous Event Framed through its archway we saw a portion of the vast flight of steps crowned by the uninteresting west front. Glories of Spain Another day, as my donkey was taking me under a stone arch, I saw on one side a flight of steps which seemed to say "Come!" Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu A turn in the corridor brought them to a second flight of steps, down which they raced at full speed. The Return of Tharn Above this second house rose a third, fourth, fifth, and often a sixth, each one narrower than the one beneath it, so that the whole looked like a gigantic flight of steps. Campmates A Story of the Plains A brave, old fashioned flight of steps is it not! The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life We left the bridge and found ourselves once more in the quaint octagonal corner; in front of us a narrow turning; a long flight of steps apparently without end; a Jacob's Ladder. Glories of Spain We came down by way of the square or piazza on the hill-side, to and from which broad flights of steps ascend and descend. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The beds were a blaze of flowers, and so were the tall vases which ornamented the flight of steps leading down to the tennis lawn. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Luigi came pattering down the third flight of steps that led to the upper terrace on which the house stood. Shadows of Flames A Novel Pompeii stood on a slight eminence composed of the lavas of the ancient Vesuvius, and flights of steps led down to the water's edge. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology A long, broad flight of steps led up to an ancient church now desecrated and turned into barracks. Glories of Spain No," said Janet, appearing with Baker at the top of a flight of steps which I had supposed was the back entrance of a private house, "we will not see it, but imagine it. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu After a short hesitation he descended a flight of steps at one end of the piazza. Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance Crossing the courtyard, and passing through this archway, we ascend a flight of steps, now ruined, and reach another courtyard, one hundred feet long by eighty-five deep. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. We are led into a narrow hall and up a long flight of steps of stone, so worn by the tread of time that we could scarcely keep our foothold. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Leaving the streets, we mounted the flight of steps that leads to the hill, and joined the few couples who were walking, almost like gods on some Olympus, above the world. Bye-Ways I found a tea-garden situated on a green plateau far up a flight of steps, with pretty girls smiling on every step. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Fix smiled, and then in order to be able to see without being hustled, the three travellers mounted a flight of steps at the upper end of the street. Round the World in Eighty Days From the church-yard long flights of steps lead to the roadway and village below, where the house tops show through the foliage of the apple orchards in which they are partly hidden. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield As we walk up the wide flight of steps beyond the Confessor's Chapel at the extreme east end of the Abbey, we find ourselves in a new world. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History I alighted in a narrow, dirty street; was hurried up a steep flight of steps; a heavy door clanged behind me; and Crabstick, pocketing his small gratuity, wished me a good-night and a merry Christmas. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Then we ran through a succession of second-rate streets and houses till we reached the city wall on the west by a long flight of steps. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel She walked a few paces, as if to look about her for a change of company, and by this time had reached a flight of steps that descended to a lower level. The Sacred Fount “The difficulty will be to climb what was once the flight of steps,” said Hughes. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The south windows of the Court opened on to a stone terrace from which two separate flights of steps gave access to a succession of gardens, sloping down to the wide stretch of park. Lady Cassandra All these as you advance down a flight of steps, fall into rank, and you speedily find yourself in the centre of an oriental temple in all its symmetry. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. I should better remember what that pagoda was like had I not fallen deeply and irrevocably in love with a Burmese girl at the foot of the first flight of steps. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel From this inner court-yard a wide flight of steps leads to the second story, from the corridor of which all the rooms open, giving them an opening front and rear on two sides at least. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time Close by is the Br�hl Terrace, approached by a fine flight of steps, on which are groups, by Schilling, representing Morning, Evening, Day and Night. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" It ceased at a steep flight of steps leading downward. Red Nails Above this was a magnificent gate, approached by a flight of steps. The Bible Story The house, or cottage, stood at the roadside, at the top of a steep flight of steps; a rambling one-story building, from which rooms, creeper-covered, had been thrown out as they were wanted. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses In front of the wall was a wide paved space, from which two large flights of steps went up to a paved road. What We Saw in Egypt After a while, apparently, windows and a front door had been set in the temporary boarding, and a flight of steps added. Anne Méda cried, in mounting the flight of steps, "Long live Robespierre!" The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 There was a flight of steps, hollowed deep with use, twisting crazily around outer corners. Black Amazon of Mars Then back down to the second level, a zig-zag course through other rooms, and finally down a flight of steps to where the tour started. The Old Martians Large glass windows fronted the bay, and twisting flights of steps and painted railings led up to the doors on which were brass plates with names well known both in London and provincial exhibitions. The Head Girl at the Gables |
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