248 Verbs to Use for the Word stairs

Without stopping to think or look round again, she took up her boy and descended the stairs, and entered the room where they had supped on the previous night.

Those who can climb mount the higher and ever-narrowing stair.

I got up to take a long walk, which often relieves me when suffering from that malady; and, on ascending the stairs, I met our landlord's eldest daughter, a tall, graceful girl of twenty.

He is going down-stairs to read it to the family.

He 'ain't been here with us ten years, ever since we started in this big house, notnot to know he's the only one thinks you're here for anything except impudence and running stairs and standing sass from the bad boys of lazy mothers.

"Benedict," said Sir Brian as they climbed the turret stair, "blasphemy is a dread and awful thing.

Olympia had come down-stairs to give Mrs. Bevan final instruction regarding letters and luggage, when a resounding knock came upon the door.

" Then she turned and, swiftly, lest her courage evaporate, hurried down the stair and to the time keeper.

He rushed down stairs and out of the house and got back to the flat as fast as he could.

He had been thinking for some time what a pleasure it would be to have a stream running through his room, and how much labour it would save poor old Tibbie; for it was no light matter for her old limbs to carry all the water for his bath up that steep narrow winding stair to his room.

The prisoner was removed from the dock and taken down the stairs out of sight.

VII OLD LETTERS AND NEW Blossy left the room without a word, and went stealing up the stairs to the little cupboard where she now slept, and where was hung on the wall, in a frame of yellow hollyhocks, painted by her own hand, a photograph of Captain Samuel Darby, the man who had remained obstinately devoted to her since her days of pinafores.

To get out of the house was impossible, for to do so she must pass down the stairs and through the room below, where probably they were either sleeping or watching.

How right away he follows us up-stairs.

Connie had seen the lady walk up-stairs, and had thought no harm.

All this was done in a minute or two, and by the time I got down stairs, Bill was coming out of the bar-room, whistling a lively tune.

But now it chanced that the miller, coming also to this door, stood a while sack on shoulder, peering up into the gloom within; thereafter, having set down his burden in stealthy fashion, he also turned and glanced back with eyes that glittered in the shadow of his hat: then, setting one hand within his smock, he went in at the door and, soft-footed began to creep up that dark and narrow stair.

Muckluck turned and flew down the dark little stair, threaded her way in and out among the bystanders on the wharf till she reached the Sister's side.

At first, she screamed, wildly; but had relapsed into silent trembling, by the time I reached the stairs.

"What brings my proud gentleman up these long stairs?" he asked.

Samuel, however, not noticing the discrepancy between speech and action, was already at the door leading up-stairs.

Young Blodget, who had displayed the ardour of a hero, and the coolness of a veteran throughout the short fray, sprang down the stairs unarmed, at this sound, passed through the astonished crowd in the court, unnoticed, and rushed to the outer gate.

" The door being opened before she can answer, FLORA receives a parting bow of Grandisonian elegance from Mr. BUMSTEAD, and hastens up stairs to her room in a distraction of mind not uncommon to those having conversational relations with the Ritualistic organist.

Here, boy, apartment B," and followed by her maid, she started up the stair, leaving Monsieur Pelletan staring, open-mouthed.

I thought it as good as ended, and throwing down my musket, caught up my hanger for a final stand, when something was thrown past me and bounded down the stair.

248 Verbs to Use for the Word  stairs