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Meanings of heavy footfall in English

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Usage of heavy footfall in English
1
The heavy footfall of a man was heard in the antechamber.
The Chouans
2
For a long time, in the still air, I heard her heavy footfall.
The Choice of Life
3
He had a particularly heavy footfall, and Elinor shut her eyes in despair.
Ruthless
4
All of a sudden there was heard a heavy footfall near the entrance way.
Old Indian Legends
5
True enough a heavy footfall was approaching down the passage.
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
6
At a quarter before eight o'clock we heard the usual heavy footfall on the stairs.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
7
He backed away as he heard the first heavy footfall of the Governor on the stairs.
The story of cirrus flux
8
His heavy footfall crashed inside the door.
Way of the Lawless
9
There was no mistaking the heavy footfall.
Revenge!
10
Mr. Lott's heavy footfall crossed the floor.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
11
A deep, throaty roar echoed through the trees, and the sound of splintering wood accompanied another heavy footfall.
The darkness before the dawn
12
At that moment I hear a heavy footfall, as of some great beast, on the thick dry leaves.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
13
His heavy footfall was beside me.
The Lost World
14
A moment of silence followed the command, and then came the sounds of a heavy footfall upon the veranda.
The Gun-Brand
15
Ledyard left the room silently, and a moment later Helen Travers heard his heavy footfall on the porch outside.
The Place Beyond the Winds
16
And then she relapsed into silence, trembling and listening to a heavy footfall which was approaching up the stairs.
L'Assommoir
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