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Meanings of stair in English
Usage of stair in English
1
He saw her the moment she was free of the stair space.
2
The two men in it ran for the boarding-stair of the cargo-boat.
3
And they discovered a second tower up a second, smaller winding stair.
4
I heard shouts on the stair, and in rushed the two boys.
5
After a time he set a booted foot on the first stair.
6
I passed along the hallway and decided to use the back stair.
7
I took a step onto the first stair, and then the second.
8
But midway he stumbled in the dark, and the stair creaked loudly.
9
From the top of the stair came the voice of Ann, screaming:
10
They heard a voice in the street- arunningstep upon the stair.
11
He had descended the stair-case at the other end of the corridor.
12
The captain of the guard stumbled half distracted down the turret stair.
13
He let himself in and walked noiselessly up the creaking wooden stair.
14
But she did not hear him; she was already on the stair.
15
I stood in the doorway, and heard his step on every stair.
16
Silently and swiftly she stepped forward to the head of the stair.
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Stair through the time
Stair across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common