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Meanings of chancel steps in English

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Usage of chancel steps in English
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A spreading pool of red ran down the chancel steps.
Nemesis
2
Win turned to see her sorting lilies where she knelt on the chancel steps.
The Spanish Chest
3
Betty seated herself on the chancel steps after her greetings with her friend were over.
Odd
4
On the chancel steps was a huddled dark form.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
5
At last the head of the procession was almost at the foot of the chancel steps.
The Mad King
6
As she reached up to put out the lights I stepped forward to the chancel steps.
The House of a Thousand Candles
7
I kneel at the chancel steps and look up at the statue of the crucified Christ.
The King’s Curse
8
Peter of Blentz and Prince Ludwig were talking in whispers at the foot of the chancel steps.
The Mad King
9
At the chancel steps I stood, helm in hand, and did reverence, not daring to speak first.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East...
10
Since that time, she had viewed Brenton only with the height of the chancel steps between them.
The Brentons
11
People stared at him, at each other, at the bridegroom still standing motionless by the chancel steps.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
12
Peter turned to ascend the chancel steps.
The Mad King
13
The ushers came first, divided, and disappeared successfully in the shadows, on either side of the chancel steps.
People of the Whirlpool / From The Experience Book of a Commuter...
14
Through the quiet silence Gillian made her way up the short central aisle until she reached the chancel steps.
The Shadow of the East
15
There was a pause while the verger fetched a music stand and placed it close to the chancel steps.
A Popular Schoolgirl
16
The Regent moved closer to the aisle, that he might meet the impostor at the foot of the chancel steps.
The Mad King
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