| 单词 | stairhead |
| 例句 | When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When he reached the open air, he threw his bundle down upon the ground, and then turned an ear to listen at the stairhead. 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 I took my candle in my hand and crept to the stairhead. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Then, above the stairhead, across the longer hall, appeared the helmet of a policeman. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z At the stairhead I held her back for a final question. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z When this intoning ceased, trumpets blared again; the curtains at the stairhead parted. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z It was Christmas eve night, and General Basil Prince, who had hurriedly changed to evening dress after his arrival by a late train, halted for a moment at the stairhead to look down. The Tempering The jingling crash brought a howl from the stairhead, but he broke a gap with his bleeding fists, wrenched out the crosspieces.... Where the Pavement Ends They got down the first stairwell, but passing along the rather lengthy companionway to the next stairhead, they heard Maher whistle twice. The Hell Ship Halfway up the wide staircase they were met by a withering volley from the upper passageway and stairhead. Warrior of the Dawn The flickering light of the cruisie lamp in the stairhead fell on him, and I thought he had the noblest figure of a youth that ever my eyes had rested upon. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway "Wish ye merry Christmas!" said Chauncey unexpectedly to some one who called him from the stairhead. The Life of Nancy He rushed away to the stairhead till Haigh shouted, "Put on your trousers, man, first!" and then he turned to his own bedroom. The Recipe for Diamonds Then, swiftly, he moved back once more to cover the stairhead. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Napoleon paid his respects soon after her arrival, and they met at the stairhead. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Not even the 'stairhead critics,' who, as Auld Reekie's poet writes, 'wi' glowering eye Their neighbours' sma'est faults descry,' could point at any speck in his general repute. Border Ghost Stories She set her lamp on the floor at the stairhead, and backed, backed from him into the darkness of the room. The Creators A Comedy The streets were meant for such fine shows; its stairheads and strong deep doorways to relieve the glories of sweet colour, plumes, and jewels. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Then, suddenly, he started back again; she could not understand why he did not come further—then she noticed that he was afraid, still, to leave the stairhead. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court He left her standing there looking up at him in wonder or pity, and then turning the stairhead went on down the upper corridor. The Secret Witness But the lamp of his room was burning on the candle rest at the stairhead, and it cast a long sword of light down the staircase well. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Honoria had strolled into the room from the stairhead, her attention arrested by the all-too-familiar sound—since sorrowful happenings often of late had brought him to Brockhurst—of the doctor's voice. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Accordingly, he reached his house, thus laden, and as chance would have it, his wife, a fair and virtuous lady, by name Mistress Tessa, was at the stairhead. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio A great burst of sound roamed, vivid and alive, from the distant stairhead. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court But, after half a dozen steps, the darkness resolved; there was first the dusk of dawn, and soon a burst of mellow light, when he reached the stairhead and stepped out into the loft. The Nebuly Coat He opened his door, crept out on to the stairhead, and listened. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The door stood ajar, and facing it was another door, wide open, through which a ray of the evening sun slanted across the stairhead. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales The gentleman, going up, found his wife at the stairhead, all disordered and fearful, and said to her, 'What is all this? The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio He moved swiftly back to cover the stairhead. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court He directed the ray of the torch upon the door on the immediate right of the stairhead. The Sins of Séverac Bablon Miss Valery met her at the stairhead, coming from the gallery where were Elizabeth's rooms. Agatha's Husband A Novel The man opened his door and hurried to the stairhead, where he found Conscience, arrived in advance of him. The Tyranny of Weakness Then you say we must divide at the stairhead? The Beaux-Stratagem But number four was not in the neck of the bottle: this ferment behind him propelled him out upon the stairhead, and Montaiglon, who had thrown himself upon him, fell with him on the floor. Doom Castle The stairhead lay a short two yards from me, to be reached by one bold leap. The Adventures of Harry Revel But Sir Randal had met her between the door and the stairhead. Ambrotox and Limping Dick But Claude was thinking more of her present peril than of this; he had moved from the stairhead. The Long Night She came to rest on seven-eighths weight reduction, and even before the gangplanks were run out, the Kragans were dropping to the flat roof, running to stairhead penthouses and tossing grenades into them. Uller Uprising She came to rest on seven-eights weight reduction, and even before the gangplanks were run out, the Kragans were dropping to the flat roof, running to stairhead penthouses and tossing grenades into them. Ullr Uprising I found that the hook, if pressed upward, allowed the door to swing outward, over the stairhead. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont But before he reached the stairhead, all other sounds were drowned by shouts of laughter from the billiard-room—good laughter and familiar; but the smile left his face and his pace slackened. Ambrotox and Limping Dick Marcadel, who had remained at the stairhead, was calling to him in a voice that could no longer be resisted—a voice of despair. The Long Night Across the stairhead I could hear Jimmy shouting music-hall ditties—his custom in his bath. Foe-Farrell Bud Sellers heard the yells of the fugitive Lute, and before he had time to investigate, saw the stairhead vomiting smoke and fire. A Pagan of the Hills "That remains to be seen," returned Mr. Delancey, in his cold, deep tones; and, stepping to the stairhead, he called Voltaire to his presence. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans "Quietly," he said, and as they crept towards the stairhead, he slid the sheathed knife into the pocket of the tweed jacket. Ambrotox and Limping Dick Aunt Faith sat down now as suddenly, in her turn, on the stairhead. Faith Gartney's Girlhood We've powder enough—you said it, sir,—laid there at the stairhead, to blow the bridge to hell. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays From the first landing a dark narrow passage led towards the front street while three or four ricketty, cracked doors were crowded at the stairhead. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel But he did not stop or turn, until he reached the stairhead of the second flight; then he had to face this way again. The Other Girls A short gallery communicated from the stairhead to the private chamber of Constance. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Varney cast a look of despair at the stairhead and felt for his sword, but it was not there, he had lost it. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Powder enough, put case ye set it there, at the stairhead—d'ye follow me?—powder enough to make an end of Cashala Bridge for all time—aye, and of all within the Gatehouse. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays He met us," Dr Moore writes, "at the stairhead, and led us through some apartments furnished in the Venetian manner, into an inner room quite in a different style. Love Romances of the Aristocracy Both branches of the stairs ran up to a common landing, and in the wall facing him, midway between the two stairheads, was a great door of tulip wood. Clementina Windham had followed her, and the four came together to the stairhead, but there they stopped, and the young girl broke into wild screams. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 Arrived at the stairhead, he next refused to embark, and a scene of violent altercation ensued between him and his attendants. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance "What's going on now?" he said, and raised himself on one arm to survey the stairheads in the central groove of the stage. The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes The window of his bedroom raked the front; its door commanded the stairhead. The Three Sisters Lavender and the Bow Street officers now withdrew; the officers who had gathered about the stairhead were desired to return to the ballroom. Collections and Recollections "What's going on now," he said, and raised himself on one arm to stare at the stairheads in the central groove of the stage. When the Sleeper Wakes Marian was at the stairhead waiting for me. The Woman in White From the stairhead Jim watched him take a seat by the window, and, the suitcase at his feet, pick up a paper and begin to read. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Hearing her husband's voice, she came out to the stairhead to speak to him. Sir George Tressady — Volume II More active than the paunch-burdened detective, he had sprinted down and back through the hallway of the twenty-second floor, without discovering anything, ere the police contingent had reached an agreement and the stairhead. The Brass Bowl Bobby leaned against the wall of the stable and told how Graham had brought him back the previous night from the stairhead, to which he had gone with a purpose he didn't dare sound. The Abandoned Room I reached the stairhead in time to see Godfrey try the front door, and then turn along the lower hall leading to the back of the house. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story With the letter in her hand she crept out to the stairhead and called to the clerk in the office below. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California For days I had been dreaming of foreign parts and an Odyssey of strange fortunes, and here on a Glasgow stairhead I had found Ulysses himself. Salute to Adventurers And in the dim light of the saloon stairhead lamp, Luke and Agatha were left facing each other. The Grey Lady George had a glimpse of her face; waved encouragement from the stairhead. Once Aboard the Lugger And at the top of those stairs Yasmini stood waiting, her golden hair illuminated by glass lamps on either marble column at the stairhead. Guns of the Gods The screams had stopped before we reached the stairhead, but there was no doubting which her room was; the door was partly open, permitting a view of armchairs and feminine garments in some disorder. The Ivory Trail Woodshadows floated silently by through the morning peace from the stairhead seaward where he gazed. Ulysses The sentry returns from chasing the porters and looks down at the boat, standing near the stairhead lest Ftatateeta should attempt to escape. Caesar and Cleopatra She rose and followed him to the stairhead. Two on a Tower At the stairhead, a room door stood wide. Further Adventures of Lad We met them at the stairhead, and Monty did not seem to notice anything. The Ivory Trail His head vanished but the drone of his descending voice boomed out of the stairhead: And no more turn aside and brood Upon love's bitter mystery For Fergus rules the brazen cars. Ulysses The four porters have now come up and are waiting at the stairhead to be paid. Caesar and Cleopatra He stepped hastily to the stairhead, and gave it vent. A Simpleton At the stairhead, he came upon the same servant he had seen sweeping the veranda. Further Adventures of Lad Then I heard him talking to himself and muttering, and every time the bell rang out he came on the stairhead, with 'What is that, Mrs. Hudson?' The Sign of the Four The boy thrust the box into her hands and clumped to the stairhead. The Drums of Jeopardy When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable. Jane Eyre Mathilde, a little drab of a miss, had just broken her washhand basin, the soapy water from which was flowing out to the stairhead. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola At the open door of a large room at the stairhead, the author stood aside and pointed in silent despair through the doorway. Further Adventures of Lad Bronzes and Chinese vases full of flowers, divans covered with old Persian rugs, armchairs upholstered in old tapestry, furnished the entrance hall, adorned the stairheads and gave the first-floor landing the appearance of an anteroom. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola They groped their way through the dim loft—for it was growing dark outside—and made the stairhead. The Drums of Jeopardy |
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