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Meanings of soft footfall in English

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Usage of soft footfall in English
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In the quiet that follows, we hear Tigris's soft footfall overhead.
Mockingjay
2
The sound of a soft footfall rolling a pebble brought him to taut alertness.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
3
There was a soft footfall on the leaf-mold, and before her stood Jeanne Lacombie.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
4
Presently came a soft footfall of some one moving cautiously.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
5
A soft footfall on the stairs and a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
Betty Zane
6
He didn't hear the soft footfall behind him.
Desperate cargo
7
A soft footfall sounded on the stairs.
The Desert of Wheat
8
A soft footfall near her made her look up sharply, and she saw Rose de Vigne approaching.
Greatheart
9
From his end of the house he heard a soft footfall enter the big room, and then stop.
The Ebbing Of The Tide / South Sea Stories - 1896
10
There was a soft footfall on the stairs, a click, and above Ashe's head a light flashed out.
Something New
11
At last the expected frou-frou, and the soft footfall of the beautifully-shod feet, warned him of the Baroness's coming.
Despair's Last Journey
12
It was not exactly the sound of a soft footfall, nor of breathing, but it might have been either.
Marietta: A Maid of Venice
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Burberry says that while the global recession has meant soft footfall instore, online has helped pick up the slack.
The Guardian
14
Hearing a soft footfall, I glanced over my shoulder, to see the Mexican that I had noticed at the station.
The Young Forester
15
As I knelt and sought a flame among the embers, I heard a soft footfall in the vicinity of the doorway.
The Great Book of Amber
16
His regular breathing was the only sound I heard, except the soft footfall of our skipper, as he slowly paced the deck.
In the Track of the Troops
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