Descending

Examples

• As I was descending the grand staircase in a very ill-humour, a well-known voice, from a little dark passage, called me by my name. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• As soon as you have finished getting the apples, her aunt said, descending the ladder, come down, and we'll go for the holly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Ursula, her heart strained with anxiety, was watching the hill beyond; the white, descending road, that should give sight of him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• First, the water might be run off by a descending pipe, if an offlet could be got at the depth of thirty-five or thirty-six feet, and any air might be extracted by a small pump. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• At least, said I as we heard her quick, firm steps descending the stairs, she seems to be a young lady who is very well able to take care of herself. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Again descending, it brought up another loop, enchained it with the one last made, making a chain stitch, consisting of a series of loops on the upper side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Holmes took the bag, and, descending into the hollow, he pushed the matting into a more central position. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• There he could hear the noise of light wheels, and presently saw two carriagelamps descending the hill. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I called out: for I now heard her descending the great stairs. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• There were three ponds, in terraces descending the valley, large and smooth and beautiful, lying in the sun. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• In my youth, I was passenger in a little sloop descending the river Delaware. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• One or two small shrouded lamps placed on the floor served dimly to light the way to a few descending steps, and the voice of an invisible guide gave directions to walk forward. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The long lines of red and gold in the sky, and the glorious track of the descending sun, were all divinely calm. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• They grew to sudden acuteness as she caught sight of George Dorset descending the steps of the Hotel de Paris and making for her across the square. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• This mishap occurred when she was descending an open slope about two-thirds home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The voice, descending, reached Earth. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Descending from her perch she again sauntered off towards Rainbarrow, though this time she did not go the whole way. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• We proceeded through the snow, which lay in masses impeding the way, while the descending flakes, driving against me with redoubled fury, blinded me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I found that I had climbed the hill, and passed the level ground upon the top, and was descending quickly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• If a waterfall is convenient, air is compressed by the body of descending water, and used to ventilate tunnels, and deep shafts and mines, or drive the drills or other tools. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The ceiling of this small chamber is really the end of the descending piston, and it comes down with the force of many tons upon this metal floor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Here he fastened the rope securely to a stout branch, and then, descending, plunged his hunting knife into Kulonga's heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Descending the laurel walk, I faced the wreck of the chestnut-tree; it stood up black and riven: the trunk, split down the centre, gasped ghastly. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Together we returned to the cell in which Xodar sat; descending to talk with him until the hour had passed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I wouldn't abase myself by descending to hold no conversation with him,' replied the Dodger. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• One last word, Bella,' said Mrs Wilfer, 'before descending to the family apartment. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• C is an air compressing pump, whose plunger descending compresses the air and forces it out through valve I, pipe 2, and coil 3. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• When I opened my eyes again, it was like descending from heaven to earth. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The idea of descending any sooner than I could help into the heat and gloom of London repelled me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Your manner of accommodating the accounts to your hypothesis of descending spouts is, I own, in ingenious, and perhaps that hypothesis may be true. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.

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