Staircase

Examples

• These she put on, out on the staircase, first shutting and locking the door and taking away the key. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• 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.
• No need, was again her answer--no need, no need: and her small step toiled wearily up the staircase. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Sit on our staircase and read. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My love, the staircase is as still as Death. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The staircase was short, and they were soon at the top. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The haggard head floated up the dark staircase, and softly descended nearer to the floor outside the outer door of the chambers. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He foresaw where they were going as soon as their feet touched the staircase. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• At last Mr Flintwinch came shuffling down the staircase into the hall, muttering and calling 'Affery woman! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The walls are 15 feet thick at the base, and 18 inches at the top, and its summit is reached by an internal winding staircase and a central elevator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Here, sir,' replied Job, presenting himself on the staircase. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The deceased, you know, says Mr. Snagsby, twitching his head and right eyebrow towards the staircase and tapping his acquaintance on the button. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Presently, a light went up-stairs after her, passing first the fanlight of the door, and afterwards the two staircase windows, on its way up. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Now, in groping my way down the black staircase I fell over something, and that something was a man crouching in a corner. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The clerks had not arrived yet, and he beguiled the time by looking out of the staircase window. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• All the unowned dogs who stray into the Inns of Court and pant about staircases and other dry places seeking water give short howls of aggravation. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Lights occasionally appeared in the different windows of the house, or glanced from the staircases, as if the inmates were retiring to rest. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The summit of the tower was reached by staircases containing 1,793 steps, and by hydraulic elevators running in four stages. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• From this spot, Mr. Pickwick wandered along all the galleries, up and down all the staircases, and once again round the whole area of the yard. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Typist: Sol